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The Seasonality of Egg Laying [Video]

May 25, 2020 / ferryfarmandkenmore

In this video, we meet Mara's chickens and learn how chickens naturally lay eggs seasonally.

Why Did the Chicken Eat the Artifact?

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 / ferryfarmandkenmore

Chances are you haven’t spent much time thinking about chicken digestive tracts.  This is normal.  Here at George Washington’s Ferry Farm, however, the topic actually comes up from time to time.  More than once we archaeologists have found ceramic artifacts that have been rounded in an odd fashion, as if tumbled in a river for … Continue reading Why Did the Chicken Eat the Artifact?

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