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Doug Ottinger
Articles by Doug Ottinger
Erminettes
Erminettes were brought to the United States in the 1860s and poultry fanciers have loved them ever since.
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Tips for Improving a Home Egg Business
There is just something about high-quality, farm-fresh eggs that most find hard to resist. Here are tips for improving your home egg business
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Hungarian Yellow Chickens
Hungarian Yellows: a beautiful landrace heritage breed and national treasure of Hungary.
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Breeding Ratios for Chickens and Ducks
Using specific breeding ratios may work better than exact numbers when it comes to breeding poultry.
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Avoiding Foot and Leg Injuries in Waterfowl
Waterfowl can be very susceptible to foot and leg injuries. We can avoid many leg injuries in waterfowl with a little forethought.
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Neural Problems in Crested Ducks
Unfortunately, the cuteness of crested ducks results from a genetic defect that can also cause significant neural problems.
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Poultry Bones
Avian skeletons, including those found in songbirds, gallinaceous birds such as chickens and turkeys, and most waterfowl are unique and complex structures
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Broody Chicken Breeds: A Frequently Under-Valued Asset
A broody hen or two is a wonderful resource that can be used to increase one’s flock. Many times, poultry keepers undervalue this heredity-linked trait in broody chicken breeds.
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9 Lesser-Known Facts About Chickens and Ducks
Do chickens have tonsils? Can chickens get rabies? How do ducks mate? Do questions about these facts about chickens ever keep you up awake at night?
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Bielefelder Chicken and Niederrheiner Chicken
Meet the Bielefelder chicken and Niederrheiner chicken, two breeds with long heredities, originating in the farmland of the Lower-Rhine region (or Neiderrhein) of Northern Germany.
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