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| From the Editor: |
| Lighting Important for Strong Egg Production | 6 |
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| Youth Writing Contest Mailbox Overflows with Witty Stories | 6 |
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| Photo Cover Judging On Now | 6 |
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| Readers' Letters | 8 |
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| Special Reports: |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Responds to Request for Regulation Changes on Muscovy Ducks | 12 |
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| Readers Weigh in on Plastic Feed Bags | 14 |
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| SPPA News: |
| Poultry Shows Offer Networking, Quality Stock and Education | 16 |
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| New Year's Resolutions for Poultry Keepers | 16 |
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| Coming Events | 18 |
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| Backyard Poultry Family Album: |
| You Be the Judge: Vote for Your Favorite 2010 Cover | 20 |
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| Housing: |
| Coop Building Project Benefits Entire Family | 22 |
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| Using a Chicken Tractor in Winter | 27 |
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| Happy Holidays from Our Flock to Yours | 28 |
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| Build a Brooder For Chicks, Keats & Poults | 30 |
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| Pet Chickens: |
| Treats for Pet Chickens: Why Pet Stores Will Never Look the Same | 34 |
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| Health: |
| The Answer Man | 40 |
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| The Scientific Chicken | 46 |
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| An Herbal Mash for Sick Chickens | 48 |
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| Feed: |
| Mangels: Heritage Feed for Heritage Chickens | 50 |
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| Breed Focus: |
| The Belgian d 'Uccle Bantam: A True Bantam Breed | 54 |
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| My Long Goose Breeding Saga | 58 |
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| Just for Fun: |
| Feisty's Ventures | 64 |
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| Pee Wee Hits the Road | 67 |
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| A Chicken Christmas Tale | 69 |
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| Youth: |
| Gertrude McCluck: Chicken in Charge - Youth Writer Contest Stories | 70 |
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| Breeders Directory | 72 |
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