A recent study shows that feeding hops to chickens could prevent pathogenic bacteria from taking over in your chicken's gut. Apparently the bitter acid Lupulone, which is found in hops flowers, shows to be a viable option to antibiotic treatment for chickens.

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Mark found a really great post over on BoingBoing about roosters that have unusually long crows. The video post is short and worth watching. Follow this link.

Does anyone out there have one of these long crowing breeds? They are pretty unique.