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Winter feeding your chickens (Photo: High Plains Journal - Alissa Weece)

Feeding chickens in the winter months

  • November 17, 2024
  • By Alissa Weece
Woman with eggs in hands. (Photo: iStock - Jacob Wackerhausen)

Egg-ceptional egg-layers: some of the top egg-laying breeds

  • October 21, 2024
  • By Joanna Starkey │ HPJ Staff
A single caramel colored, brown Buff Orpington hen standing in the doorway of her coop in the winter. (Photo: iStock - Jennifer Chamblee)

Winterizing the chicken coop

  • October 21, 2024
  • By Alissa Weece
Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

USDA forecasts slight dip in poultry production

  • October 21, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

USDA pushes up net farm income projections

  • September 21, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier
Farmer collects eggs at eco poultry farm, free range chicken farm (Photo: iStock - Sergii Kolesnikov)

Maximizing egg production: tips and tricks for getting the most out of your chickens

  • August 19, 2024
  • By Joanna Starkey │ HPJ Staff
Hen with chicks (Photo: HPJ staff)

Hatching your own chicks with a broody hen is an adventure

  • July 9, 2024
  • By HPJ Staff
Chickens lay eggs of different colors primarily due to their genetics. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Cracking the mystery on chicken eggs

  • June 4, 2024
  • By Paul Schattenberg │ Texas A&M AgriLife
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