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	<title>Raising Backyard Chickens</title>
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	<description>Tips, Tricks and Information on How to Raise Chickens</description>
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		<title>Nonmonetary incentives for raising backyard chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people think of raising chickens they immediately think about the monetary incentives. They immediately consider the costs of setting up coops, buying feed, and chicken maintenance and then compare it side by side with the money that they can earn from selling the chickens or the eggs.
They would then be turned off when they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/193/nonmonetary-incentives-for-raising-backyard-chickens/</link>
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		<title>Common beginner mistakes for raising backyard chickens:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[They say that one of the ways that people are able to learn their lessons well would be through committing mistakes.
Unfortunately, this kind of approach for learning about raising backyard chickens is such a big waste. Once you commit a mistake while handling your flock, you are risking the loss of money, time, effort, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/135/common-beginner-mistakes-for-raising-backyard-chickens/</link>
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		<title>Selecting the Breed when Raising Chickens:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have already decided on setting up your backyard for raising chickens, one of your primary concerns would be to select what breed of chicken you would want to have.  One thing to remember when raising backyard chickens is that you cannot simply go out and get any chicken available. This is because there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/65/selecting-the-breed-when-raising-chickens/</link>
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		<title>Raising Chicks from Kathy in Georgia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We received a great post from &#8220;Kathy in Georgia&#8221; and we thought you&#8217;d enjoy reading it as much as we did!
She writes to provide a quick summary to help people who want to know more about how to raise chicks:
&#8220;Growing up on a farm in  Georgia, I learned first hand how to take care [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/45/raising-chicks-from-kathy-in-georgia/</link>
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		<title>Keeping Chickens Cool in the Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Overall, chickens are pretty good at adapting to the weather, but when you have sudden spikes in temperatures &#8211; it&#8217;s best that you help your chickens ease into the warm summer months.
Chickens thrive in temperatures in the low-70s &#8230; but as it starts to approach 80+ degrees &#8230; just like most animals, your chickens may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/38/keeping-chickens-cool-in-the-summer/</link>
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		<title>Things to be aware off when Raising Chickens:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising chickens is a very rewarding experience. You would be able to reap plenty of benefits because of it. However, things are not as easy as just hatching an egg and watching your chickens grow. There are some actions that you would need to do in order to ensure that they would grow well.
One of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/19/things-to-be-aware-off-when-raising-chickens/</link>
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		<title>Raising Chickens &#8211; Great Interview on How to Raise Chickens</title>
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Imagine how much fun you could have raising your own chickens!
If you noticed in the video, raising chickens isn&#8217;t as difficult as some people make it out to be &#8211; in fact, the woman in the video says that she can get started by buying chickens (she gets them in the mail), throws up a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/30/raising-chickens-great-interview-on-how-to-raise-chickens/</link>
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		<title>Can I Raise Chickens in My Backyard?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been our experience that most towns will allow you to raise chickens in your backyard; however, that&#8217;s not always the case.
To be sure, you must contact your local animal control office or your local municipality to ask them if you&#8217;re allowed to have chickens and if there are any specific rules and regulations that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/27/can-i-raise-chickens-in-my-backyard/</link>
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		<title>Prerequisites for Raising Chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the recent trends nowadays is to raise chickens in your own backyards. This is because there are plenty of benefits, in the form of additional supplies, income and fun, when you start having your own chicks. However, things are not as simple as simply buying a few eggs and chickens and waiting for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/6/prerequisites-for-raising-chickens/</link>
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		<title>The Benefits of Raising Chickens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To many people, raising chickens may not be the most attractive idea. They do not see good reasons for them to invest the time, space, money and effort necessary for being able to raise their chickens well. They see it as nothing more than a fad that would waste their precious resources.
This kind of mindset [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://raisingbackyardchickens.org/3/the-benefits-of-raising-chickens/</link>
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