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Egg Binding: What it is and how to prevent and treat it
Egg binding is a commonly cited problem on online forums, but what is this condition and how can you treat it? More importantly, how can you prevent it? Egg binding occurs when a hen has been strainin...
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Can Feed Form Improve Your Flocks Feeding Experience?
Good nutrition contributes to a healthier flock, exceptional eggs, vibrant plumage, and happier birds. At Nutrena, we believe nutrition is key for your flock’s health. That’s why we’ve created N...
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Can the Way Poultry Feed is Made Enhance Nutrient Absorption?
At Nutrena, what’s inside counts. And the way the feed is cooked counts, too. For over 100 years, Nutrena has been continually innovating feeds. Our feed formulations are grounded in the latest rese...
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What Makes a Poultry Feed a Good Value?
What does good value in a feed mean to you? Is it a fair price? Quality ingredients? Less waste? NatureWise Nourishing was formulated with these things in mind. ...
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Care Tips for Healthy Hens
Learn the important factors involved in keeping your hens healthy and happy!...
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How Much Does a Chicken Eat?
Wondering how much feed to buy at a time for your flock? Here are estimates that will make feed-buying a snap....
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When Pullets Start to Lay Eggs
Summer has arrived and your spring chicks will be approaching puberty. Assuming they've enjoyed good food and care, the young hens, called pullets, begin laying sometime between their 16th and 24th we...
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Amino Acids: Helping Your Flock Through Molt
You may have seen the words amino acids on labels of human dietary supplements that claim to build healthy muscle, lower blood sugar, or improve skin condition. What are amino acids, and why are they ...
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What to Expect When Chickens Begin to Lay
New to chickens and wondering what to expect when your hens start to lay? Twain Lockhart, Nutrena Poultry Expert, lays it out in this short video....
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Essential Oils: Helping Your Birds Live Their Best Lives
While there is still skepticism around the use of essential oils and more research to be conducted, some poultry farmers have integrated essential oils and other natural ingredients into their birds' ...
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NatureWise Feeds with Vitamin D for Healthy, Strong-Shelled Eggs
At Cargill we're working hard to help your hens live their best lives and lay great eggs! Our NatureWise feeds now contain more Vitamin D3. What is this vitamin, and why is it important for your birds...
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How a Hen Makes an Egg
The laying cycle is an important part of a hen’s life. An egg, or ovum, starts in the ovary......
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Getting the Most Eggs From Your Hens in Winter
Bring more eggs in from the cold! By Jennifer Murtoff, Home to Roost LLC As cold winter weather approaches and the days grow shorter, your normally productive hens may be challenged to stay productive...
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Hatching Chicken Eggs: 10 Tips
You’ve got your incubator and fertilized eggs, and you’ve read all the instructions on hatching and caring for chicks......
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Making the Switch: Chick Feed to Layer Ration
It is always a big event when your chickens start to lay! You and your birds put so much hard work and dedication into that moment, and the feed you give your birds is an important part of that first ...
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Feeding Grit and Oyster Shell to Chickens
In every feed store, you’ll find bags of grit and oyster shell near the chicken feed......
