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Molting - All your Questions answered

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What is Molting? Molting is the shedding and regrowing of feathers. It is a natural and normal occurrence that happens to Chickens at the end of the egg laying season and an essential process to keep your Chicken healthy during the following year.  There are two types of molting. Hard Molting – this is the extreme type of molting. Large patches of feathers fall out and bald patches will appear. The other is Soft Molting which is less extreme but...

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3 Reasons for Raising Chickens

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Chubby Mealworms knows why so many people are raising chickens. It’s no secret – raising chickens is a fulfilling and exciting hobby. Here is what long-time chicken keepers want you to know! Chicken keeping is easy With over 300 breeds of chickens to choose from, finding your favorite is the hardest part of the hobby. Unlike choosing a dog, you don’t have to worry about unusual personality quirks, shedding or unpleasant behaviors like barking, biting, or tearing up the furniture....

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“Chubby’s” Chicken Breeds - Select a Silkie

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This foundation breed of chicken can be summed up in one word – cute!. Silkies are very cute. Just like any other breed Everything about this breed revolves around fluffiness! They are irresistible.  Silkies appear like soft Persian kitties…but they are all chicken. The cocks crow with manly intent, and the hens often rise to the top of coop politics with determination. Many a chook keeper is surprised to see fluffy “Poodles” using ninja moves on “Mildred” the Brahma. They may...

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Are You Ready? It’s Time for Fall Bird Migrations - With This "Chubby" Guide!

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus You can feel it in the air. Summer is getting tired, and the shorter days are reminding us that soon we will have to wait another year for the warmth and endless sunlight to appear again. Twilight skies are the color of sugar maple leaves and orange pumpkins. Yes, fall is knocking. The birds are packing their bags. Those familiar dawn nesting calls are now replaced with...

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Spring is Here! Don’t Forget to Feed the Birds

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Chubby Mealworms is jumping into spring. Warming days and peeping blooms of tulips and daffodils proclaim that winter is over. n’t put away those bird feeders yet. Feeding the birds will need to continue through this season! Spring is migration time for dozens of species of songbirds.Food supplies are scarce after winter and they will not peak until the summer for many fruit and seed eating birds. The bird researchers at Cornell Lab of Ornithology inform us that “during migration...

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