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| From the Editor: |
| Forget TV: Read Books to the Chickens | 6 |
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| Readers' Letters | 8 |
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| Helpful Hints: |
| A Heater for the Hen House | <12/td> |
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| SPPA News | 14 |
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| Coming Events | 15 |
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| Family Flock Counselor: |
| Roosters: Accommodating and Self-Sacrificing Protectors | 16 |
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| Backyard Poultry Family Album: |
| 2009 Year End Photo Contest Winners | 18 |
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| How To Photograph Your Flock | 20 |
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| Poultry On The Homestead: |
| The Origins of Chicken Talk | 24 |
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| Moral Puzzles In The Backyard | 27 |
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| Breed Focus: |
| Pyncheon Bantams | 30 |
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| Old English Game & American Game Bantams: What's the Difference? | 34 |
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| MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. | 36 |
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| There's Nothing Quite Like a Muscovy | 40 |
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| Show News: |
| Admission of New Breeds and/or Varieties to the American Standard of Perfection | 48 |
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| Health: |
| The Answer Man | 50 |
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| The Laying of an Egg: An Amazing Process | 60 |
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| Chicken Knowledge: |
| Top 10 Chicken Questions Answered | 62 |
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| Youth: |
| Gertrude McCluck: Chicken in Charge | 66 |
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| Just for Fun: |
| Chickens Make Great Pets: On the Farm or in the City | 68 |
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| Backyard Poultry Index 2009 | 70 |
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| Breeders Directory | 73 |
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