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The Russian Orloff Chicken They Are Somewhat Rare in the U.S Volume 8, Number 1 Backyard February/March 2013 PoultryDedicated to more and better small-flock poultry Think Like a Chicken Understanding Bird Talk Pg.26 From Russia with Love: The Russian Orloff Pg. 62 The Sex-link Chicken: Clarifying Crossbreeds Pg.58 Backyard Poultry FP 2-12 security:Mother Earth 4.5 x7 2/15/12 9:34 AM Page 1 RANDALL BURKEY COMPANY COYOTES Quality Products since 1947 menacing to your Free Catalog • 800-531-1097 • randallburkey.com livestock, pets or poultry? SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back! $ 95 ––––––––––––––19 SUPER LOW PRICE –––––––––––––– Protection Against Night Time Predator Animals FREE SHIPPING On orders of 4 Nite Guard Solar® has been proven effective in repelling lights or more. predator animals through overwhelming evidence from –––––––––––––– testing by the company and tens of thousands of users. 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