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Do Chickens Need A Rooster To Lay Eggs? – Chickens In A Minute Video

March 13, 2020 · Pam Freeman · Chickens 101

Join Backyard Poultry magazine in our video series, Chickens in a Minute, as we answer frequently asked questions about how to raise a healthy backyard chicken flock. This week’s video addresses a question many new chicken owners have, do chickens need a rooster to lay eggs?

Chick and Duckling Imprinting

March 10, 2020 · Tamsin Cooper · Ducks, Poultry 101

Chick and duckling imprinting has important psychological effects on the individual bird and the flock, so it is important to get it right from the start.

Zachariah’s Acres

March 3, 2020 · Steph Merkle · Coops

Tucked into the rural folds of southeastern Wisconsin, you’ll find an extraordinary place called Zachariah’s Acres (ZA). ZA connects children and young adults with special needs to nature and agriculture on its universally designed 48-acre campus. The campus boasts rows of raised bed gardens, orchards, apiaries, walking trails, greenhouses, butterfly gardens, fishing ponds, and yes, chickens.

The Dorking Chicken and Other Classic Breeds

February 27, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

Most of the 200 breeds and varieties of chickens that were once common on farms are now considered rare. Including a breed that is part of our history in your poultry operation gives your flock a role in historic preservation and genetic diversity.

Raising Heritage Poultry as a Sustainable Meat Source

February 27, 2020 · Ann Accetta-Scott · Eggs & Meat

Much effort is put forth into saving heirloom seeds; why shouldn’t we save heritage poultry for meat with the same effort?

Broken Arrow Farm

February 27, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Paul and Bailey Eitel of Newcastle, Wyoming are no strangers to hard work, ingenuity and agricultural opportunity. Their passion for farm-to-table wholesome food products has driven the genesis of Broken Arrow Farm, where they raise and harvest over 800 fryer chickens for their local community each year.

The Farm at Prophetstown

February 25, 2020 · Rebecca Sanderson · Chickens 101

Nestled right in Prophetstown State Park, you will find a treasure worth visiting. The Farm is a 95-acre working farm that you can visit from April until November seven days a week.

Pink Pigeons

February 25, 2020 · Susie Kearley · Members Only, Poultry 101

The decline of pink pigeons began with the arrival of humans in Mauritius, who destroyed the bird’s habitats, cutting down native vegetation until only 1.5% of the original, good-quality forest remained. By 1990 only nine birds remained.

Holderread’s Lost Bantam Ducks

February 25, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Aztec ducks — you may have heard of them, but most have not. I certainly had no idea they existed when the opportunity to raise them fell in my lap by happenstance.