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		<title>Egg Production in Bantam Hens&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am a suburbanite and although chickens are legal I have limited space for my coop. Therefore, I am curious about bantam breeds and wonder if any have been breed for egg production (quantity and/or size), or do we just assume that their production will mirror the larger breed for which they represent in miniature? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Egg Laying &amp; Duel Purpose Hens Together&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I have 12 brown egg layers, about a year old. I would like to get about 12 heavy&#8217;s soon. Can I keep them all together after about 4 weeks or so, and can I leave the big ones out to free range also or should I leave the heavy&#8217;s separate, and in the run only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Chicken Breed For a Novice To Keep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice on which is the best type of chicken to keep as a novice. I have taken the advice you gave in a previous newsletter and have sought advice locally, but so far it has been conflicting, one supplier is telling me that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing The Right Hens To Keep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Hello, I&#8217;m VERY excited about your newsletter! My question is: when deciding what chickens to get for the first time, what should a person look for? There are SO many choices I&#8217;m a bit overwhelmed. I&#8217;ll be raising them for their eggs and as pets for our family to enjoy. I&#8217;d like the most friendly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicken Breeds for Specific Purposes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get so many questions about breeds for specific purposes, I thought we&#8217;d take a look at that this week. Remember that age, nutrition, living conditions and individual variances among breeds will affect egg production and meat quality but in general, the breeds below are highly recommended.
If you want chickens that produce eggs at high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Various Breeds of Chickens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keeping Chickens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many different breeds you can select from when keeping chickens. What type of chickens you finally decide to keep will depend on what&#8217;s available in your area as well as your purpose for keeping them. Here are but a few&#8230;
The Anacona originates form Italy and comes from early Leghorn breeds. It is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different Breeds of Chickens You Can Keep at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many different types and breeds of chickens (over 60 in fact). And you would certainly want to research the breed of dog you plan on buying before you actually go out and buy it, right? You wouldn't want a dog breed that generally doesn't like children if you have children, or a breed that's aggressive towards other dogs or animals if you already have a dog. This is just as important when you are buying chickens.]]></description>
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