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	<description>Adventures in raising backyard chickens for eggs, meat and fun.</description>
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		<title>Chickens in the Snow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicken Coops]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, while it snowed, our chickens stayed inside their coop. A few poked their heads out now and then, but they avoided the windy snowfall and sleet that came after the snow. Today, a few ventured out and waked gingerly &#8230; <a href="http://egglayingchickens.com/blog/2012/12/chickens-in-the-snow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chickens Hunkering Down for Hurricane Sandy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few quick pictures of our hens weathering the storm here in Virginia. The worst is supposed to come tonight, but their yard already has standing water: Our hens are staying safe, warm and dry inside their coop with extra &#8230; <a href="http://egglayingchickens.com/blog/2012/10/chickens-hunkering-down-for-hurricane-sandy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicated Dust-baths Help Chickens Get Rid of Mites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicken Mites: Annoying Pests Have your hens ever had bare patches and missing feathers, especially on their back ends and tail area? Maybe you thought they were molting at first, but realized that they shouldn&#8217;t have been because of their age or &#8230; <a href="http://egglayingchickens.com/blog/2012/10/chicken-dust-baths-help-get-rid-of-mites/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Automatic Chicken Door Opener: Pros and Cons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 21:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m researching the purchase of an auto chicken coop door opener &#8212; the kind with a timer and motor to lift the door so you don&#8217;t have to &#8212; and thought I&#8217;d share my findings. When I buy and install &#8230; <a href="http://egglayingchickens.com/blog/2012/05/automatic-chicken-door-opener/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding Grass Clippings to Chickens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ideally, a backyard chicken flock enjoys plenty of fresh grass, weeds, seeds, bugs and other foraged foods, safe from predators and close enough to the coop to lay eggs conveniently in their nesting boxes. And when you first build or &#8230; <a href="http://egglayingchickens.com/blog/2012/05/feeding-grass-clippings-to-chickens/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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