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In animal production, feed manufacturers and ingredient buyers focus on minimising the cost of ingredients rather than evaluating other nutritional characteristics that impact diet performance. This means key differentiators tend to be overlooked when making purchasing decisions.While soybean meal is primarily traded based on price and crude protein, today’s science tells us the true value of soybean meal in animal diets is determined by...

Best Chicken Hatchery | How to Buy Baby Chicks by Price, Breed & More – Mile Four

Major Chicken Hatcheries Cackle Hatchery Hoover's Hatchery MurrayMcMurrayHatchery Meyer Hatchery My Pet Chicken Stromberg'sChicks & Gamebirds 10 white egg layers* $29.50 $37.60 $39.00 $38.90 $35.50 $49.90 10 brown egg layers $29.50 $22.10 $30.90 $49.70 $35.50 $47.00 10 colored egg layers $36.10 $43.70 $39.00 $38.90 $40.00 NA Minimum order 3 15 Varies 15 12 25 Avg. review 4.4 4 3.5 4 NA 4.3 Reviews 2,122 230 114 257 NA 113 Chicken Breeds brown egg layers, white egg layers, colored egg layers, rare breeds, bantam chickens, old english game birds, cold weather chickens, hot weather chickens white egg layer, started pullets, polish and...

The Brooding Notebook: Unexpected mortality in chicks

Case summary: A seven-day-old layer flock experienced a sudden mortality spike, with neurological signs and watery droppings – symptoms of a relatively common nutritional...

Observe Don’t Disturb

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Girl Dinner: Sardines for Chickens

Even chickens are getting in on the hot new "girl dinner" trend and enjoying sardines!If you're on Tiktok, you likely have seen one of...

Biosecurity Practices that Everyone Should Follow

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12 Reasons why Ducks are Better than Chickens

There are many reasons why I truly believe that ducks are better than chickens.Ssssh.... don't tell my chickens, but if I had it to...

2023 A Year in Review

  2023 was a year for growth and new developments. We saw record attendance return to the industries...

When and Why Do Chickens Molt?

Each fall, chickens lose their feathers during an annual molt and grow in new ones. If you're new to chicken keeping, you might not realize...

Thee 2024 IPPE Recap – VAL-CO

The 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had the largest trade show floor ever with...

What Do Backyard Geese Eat in the Winter?

When grass is scarce, backyard geese need alternative food sources to thrive. As long as geese are given access to fresh grass, they...