Organized Flocks Reduce Pecking Among Chickens
Studies indicate less pecking when flocks are organized and birds know their rank. Mixing or adding birds requires reestablishing order. Debeaking is used to reduce injuries and prevent losses from blowouts. Temporary oviduct eversion is normal during laying but becomes a blowout if it remains exposed due to vent damage.
Foreign Pests Enter Country In Many Ways
Entomologist Dr. Dale F. Bray notes that foreign pests hitchhike into the United States, cost Americans billions yearly, and include the European corn borer, gypsy moth, Hessian fly, Japanese beetle, and boll weevil. He warns many pests arrived before 1912 plant quarantines and stresses port inspections as the first defense.
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Pinch That Mum for Bushier Chrysanthemums
Penn State extension flower specialist Lynn Smith recommends pinching mums to promote branching and more blooms. Remove the top one inch of each shoot by mid July as flower buds begin to form.
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