Add to Favorites CHICKEN DNA, PART 2 This is the second in a six-part series on poultry genetics by Doug Ottinger. The third article coming in the June-July issue will …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites Out of the 9,000 or 10,000 bird species on this planet, have you ever wondered why chickens were chosen to be our source of food, eggs, entertainment, …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Doug Ottinger, Minnesota Genetics. If you are already bored by the first word of this article, don’t worry. Most likely, you are in good company. There …
Read MoreBackyard chicken keeping is at an all-time high. Chickens are really the easiest livestock to add to your homestead – they are the gateway livestock. But should you be worried about chickens getting you sick?
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Kenny Coogan, Florida To become an APA-licensed poultry judge, you will need to have been member of APA for three consecutive years, ideally raising poultry during that time. …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Linda White-Francis, Florida When the behemoth Pasco County truck pulled away, I turned to my husband in tears, not knowing whether to be happy or sad because …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Jen Pitino, Idaho Josephine Joseph was one of several real-life circus sideshow performers cast in the eponymously titled 1932 horror film, Freaks. Josephine Joseph claimed to be sexually …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Quinn Eurich, Connecticut The barn is a sturdy 135 years old, the bales of hay are from the previous year, and the families sitting on or …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Jeffrey Bradley, Florida Five years ago, I’d never thought of chickens beyond Kentucky fried. Then one day our daughter brought home a fuzzy yellow Christmas chick someone no longer …
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