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| From the Editor: |
| Flock Observations | 6 |
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| Reader's Letters | 8 |
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| Metzer Farms Offers Fun Challenge | 8 |
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| Muscovies Are More Than Meat: Important Information for People Keeping Muscovy Ducks | 12 |
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| Chickens Featured on Martha Stewart Show | 13 |
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| SPPA News: |
| Networking: An Easy Way to Improve Flock | 14 |
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| Coming Events | 16 |
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| Housing: |
| Permanent Coop on the High Plains | 18 |
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| From Deer Stand to ChickenCoop | 22 |
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| Add Beauty to Coop with Personal Touch | 22 |
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| Book Review: |
| The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Chickens | 23 |
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| Health: |
| Why Does a Hen Cackle? | 24 |
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| The Answer Man | 28 |
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| How to Vaccinate Poultry Chicks for Marek's Disease | 32 |
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| That Chick is Hot! Summer's Challenges in Poultry Care | 34 |
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| Feed: |
| More Home Feeding This Season | 40 |
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| Backyard Poultry Family Album | 48 |
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| Breeding: |
| Why Choose Traditional Poultry Breeds? | 50 |
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| Breed Focus: |
| Marans Chickens: Layers of Chocolate Brown Eggs | 52 |
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| Peafowl Aviary Construction | 60 |
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| Learning From a Master: A Visit to the Holderread Waterfowl Farm and Conservation Center | 62 |
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| Ducks in a Dry Land: The Welsh Harlequin Becomes Breed of Choice | 66 |
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| Youth: |
| Gertrude McCluck: Chicken in Charge | 70 |
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| Breeders Directory | 72 |
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