Smart gardening, material reuse, and other easy tricks incorporate your flock into an environmentally friendly approach to animal husbandry.
Read MoreIf you’re considering hatching your own flock of backyard chickens here’s a few things you need to know for hatching eggs in an incubator successfully.
For embryos to develop correctly, eggs need to be kept at the right temperature, turned often and correctly positioned.
The Java chicken has origins in Southeast Asia and became the foundation of American poultry in the 1800s. This heritage breed is worthy of conservation for its hardy, dual-purpose qualities.
Read MoreKeep hens laying in winter with ventilated coops, windbreaks, heated water, deep bedding.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites From shoveling snow to reach the coop, to hens that don’t take well to being snowbound, winter chickens have their own set of challenges. by Gina Stack …
Read MoreGrandkids learn to care for animals teaching responsibility, organization, animal husbandry
Read MoreHomesteading curriculum projects include hatching quail with a Hatching Time incubator.
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