Like raising chickens, raising, and keeping ducks is becoming more popular. Primarily raised for their meat, more than 30 million ducks are being
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Ridgley's Antpitta is a bird species discovered by the American ornithologist Robert S. Ridgely in June 1998 in the Andes of Ecuador. It is a sma
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In America we think of chickens as a simple-minded bird that we keep for their eggs or that we eventually eat, but throughout history, the chicke
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The cockatiel’s native country is Australia, and their native habitat is mainly in the grassy, sub-tropical regions of their home country. Becaus
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There are many chicken breeds throughout the world, including several dozen domestic chicken breeds from hybrids to heritage lines. Different typ
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What most people don’t realize is that most breeds of poultry are quite tolerant to the cold. Chickens have much more trouble dealing with severe
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Wing clipping is the most common method of controlling the flight of home-farm chickens. It involves using a sharp pair of scissors to cut off th
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Many aviculturists give their birds shell grit or cuttlefish bone thinking it is a suitable grit. Cuttlefish bone certainly is great and benefici
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This article contains a list of supplements you can give to your ducks to promote good health or to help with certain health problems. Vitamin
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Birds pluck their feathers for several reasons. In the wild, they use plucked feathers to line their nests during breeding season. Many bird feat
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