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3 Folks Who ‘Run A-Fowl’ In Chicken Costumes

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These people's hobbies bring new meaning to the term "dressed chicken."

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Chickens In Tutus: A New Barnyard Fashion Trend

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People are dressing up their chickens—and other animals—in tutus as part of this recent farm fashion craze. Here's a look at some photos.

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Homesteading News

Home Brewing Your Own Beer: There’s a Day Devoted to That

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Learn to Home Brew Day is Nov. 2. We talk to the director of the American Homebrewers Association about the remarkable potential found in beer-making.

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Check Out These Farm-Inspired Halloween Costumes

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Witches, vampires, ghouls and monsters? Sure, those are out there. Now see some of the tractors, pigs, chickens and vegetables we found as halloween costumes.

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Local Farms & Beekeepers Help Big Alice Brewing

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Head brewer Jon Kielty talks about using hops, grains and honey from local sources, some within a few blocks of the New York City brewery.

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Crops & Gardening Homesteading News

Use These Herbs to Fight Cold & Flu Viruses

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When the common cold or its cousin, the flu, has you feeling blue, turn to herbs for relief as alternatives or supplements to pharmaceuticals.

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Animals Homesteading News Poultry Waterfowl

Turkey Power Fuels Prose and Cons Poultry Farm

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This poultry paradise is becoming a social media hit thanks to a one-eyed turkey named Stew and a flock guardian called RJ. We speak with a farm founder.

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Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos

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This round of "Say Cheese" contenders includes a horse nuzzling a cat, marching ducklings, a cow shielding a calf, two goats and a chicken.

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Establish a Corridor for Pollinators in Your Neighborhood

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Coordinating gardening efforts with nearby property owners can help honeybees, hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.

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Crops & Gardening Homesteading News

Get to Know Yucca: Hardy, Antibacterial & Anti-inflammatory

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Two species of yucca, one called "soapweed" and another called "Mojave yucca," are tough plants that have distinct looks and medicinal uses.

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