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Sick chooks
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JESSAMY MILLER explains how to care for a sick or injured chook.
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Free range eggs – new definition a debacle
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Editor STEVE PAYNE highlights the drawbacks of the new definition of free-range eggs.
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Autumn poultry care
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JESSAMY MILLER describes some of the extra chores needed to care for your chooks in the Autumn months.
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A good egg
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Organic egg farmer and triple j 25 under 25 legend, MADELAINE SCOTT, shares her tips for quality egg production.
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Broody hens
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The warmer months often bring regular bouts of broodiness. JESSAMY MILLER lists some ways of de-brooding chickens.
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Chook care in busy periods
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JESSAMY MILLER gives some handy hints to make life easier in the chook pen during the festive season and summer holidays.
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Size matters in the hen house
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Good things come in small packages when it comes to bantam fowl, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
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Cool chicks
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Winter isn’t the most pleasant time in the poultry yard, but JESSAMY MILLER has some hot tips for cool chicks.
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New chook on the block
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Meet and greet. JESSAMY MILLER's tips for how to introduce the new chooks on the block.
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How to stop crowing
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Alpha hens and cross-dressing chooks? JESSAMY MILLER investigates gender politics in the poultry yard.
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Travelling with chooks
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When travelling with chooks take care packing, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
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Micro meals for chooks
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Microgreens may be small on size but they are big on benefits for chooks, writes PENNY WOODWARD.
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Take your chooks and run!
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When bushfires threatened guest blogger JACQUELINE SPEDDING decided to up chooks and run!
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Help them in the heat
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PENNY WOODWARD explains that animals and birds suffer in the heat too.