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| From the Editor |
| Trance-like Stare and Obsession with Staying in Nestbox are Signs of a Broody Hen | 6 |
| Readers' Letters | 8 |
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| Backyard Poultry Family Album: |
| 2011 Cover Contest Winners | 16 |
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| Coming Events | 18 |
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| SPPA News |
| New SPPA Website | 20 |
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| Helpful Hints: |
| Six Keys to Selecting a Chicken Breed | 22 |
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| Hatch Those Eggs | 24 |
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| Breed Conservation: |
| A Winning Photo Finish in Indy | 30 |
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| The Ardenner Fowl | 32 |
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| Health: |
| The Answer Man: Chicken Lays Wrinkled Egg, This Egg Harder to Explain, Blindness in Chickens | 38 |
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| Where Did Those Feathers Go? | 44 |
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| Vaccinations for the Small Flock Owner | 50 |
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| Infectious Laryngotracheitis: Should Poultry Fanciers Vaccinate Their Flock for this Disease? | 54 |
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| Light Management: How to Ensure Egg Laying During the Darkest Days of Winter | 58 |
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| Financial Opportunities: |
| Supermarket Chicken: A New Model | 60 |
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| Recipes: |
| Chickens: Goodwill Ambassadors | 64 |
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| Dessert Crêpes | 65 |
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| Book Reviews: |
| The Chicken Encyclopedia | 66 |
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| Just for Fun: |
| Bob's Biddies Hatchery: AgrAbility Georgia Offers Assistance and Hope for Farm Workers With Disabilities | 68 |
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| Gimpin' Gertie | 70 |
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| Local Egg Producer Finds the Golden Egg | 72 |
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| Goldie: The Christmas Miracle | 74 |
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| Youth: |
| Gertrude McCluck: Chicken in Charge |
| Youth Writer Contest Stories | 76 |
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| Backyard Poultry 2011 Index | 76 |
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| Breeders Directory | 80 |
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