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The 2026 Poultry Nutrition Update: What Chicken and Quail Keepers Need to Know
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The 2026 Poultry Nutrition Update: What Chicken and Quail Keepers Need to Know
Nutrition & Feeding

The first major poultry nutrition update since 1994 is here. Jennifer and Carey explain what the new research means for chicken and quail feed, crude protein, amino acids, breeders, growing birds, and backyard flocks.

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Does Scratch Corn Really Cool Chickens? Separating Summer Feeding Facts from Fiction
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Does Scratch Corn Really Cool Chickens? Separating Summer Feeding Facts from Fiction
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Every summer, chicken feeding myths resurface. Learn why complete nutrition matters more in hot weather and whether scratch corn really helps keep chickens cool.

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Growing Fodder and Duckweed for Livestock
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Growing Fodder and Duckweed for Livestock
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Nutrition Guidance from Carey Blackmon

Carey Blackmon is cohost of the Poultry Nerds Podcast, owner of Show Pro Farm Supply, and a dedicated student of poultry nutrition. Explore the feeding products and practical support he recommends for poultry keepers.

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