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| From the Editor | 6 |
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| Letters to the Editor | 8 |
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| SPPA News | 12 |
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| Coming Events | 13 |
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| Helpful Hints: |
| Getting the Right Chicken House | 14 |
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| Help Your Poultry Maintain Health & Production Through The Winter | 16 |
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| Backyard Poultry Photo Contest | 18 |
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| Feature Breed Focus: |
| The Japanese Bantam | 20 |
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| The Japanese Bantam: A "True-ly" Regal Bird | 21 |
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| Your Voice: |
| Scarred For Life: Reflections From a New Poultry Keeper | 24 |
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| Health: |
| The Answer Man | 26 |
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| Why Have My Hens Stopped Laying? | 33 |
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| Digest This: What Happens After Your Chickens Eat | 34 |
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| Genetics: |
| The Expression of Skin, Shank & Feet Color in Gallus gallus domesticus | 36 |
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| The Blue Project: A Great Learning Experience | 38 |
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| Breeds: |
| Matching a Breed to a System | 40 |
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| The Dominique: America's First Chicken Breed | 40 |
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| Auto Sexing Geese | 42 |
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| Non-molting Long-Tail Poultry: A True Art Form & Unrivaled Development in the Breeder's Art & Animal Husbandry | 46 |
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| Book Review: |
| The Book of Geese | 45 |
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| Long-Tailed Fowl: Their History and Care | 48 |
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| Husbandry: |
| Poultry Husbandry in a Changed Energy Future | 52 |
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| Breed Choice is a Very Personal Decision | 58 |
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| Game Bird Series: |
| California Valley & Gambel's Quail | 60 |
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| Recipes: |
| California Valley & Gambel's Quail | 61 |
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| Just for Fun: |
| Guineas: A Unique Bird—A Unique Collection | 62 |
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| Youth |
| Gertrude McCluck: Chicken in Charge | 64 |
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| Backyard Poultry Breeders Directory | 66 |
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