Featured Stories
Ducks in The Vineyard
This vineyard is distinct because it utilizes 1,600 Indian runner ducks as pest control. Yes, I did fly halfway around the world to come face-to-beak with hundreds of ducks.
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Chicken Mites and Northern Fowl Mites: Controlling Infestations
Red chicken mites and Northern Fowl mites can be controlled with clean coops and early detection.
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Chicken Training Made Easy
Here are some simple steps to training a chicken or turkey. Dogs and dolphins aren’t the only animals you can train to come when called.
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Raising an Indoor Pet Chicken
Add to Favorites By Wendy E.N. Thomas – We never had any intentions of raising an indoor pet chicken, but it’s funny how life goes sometimes. Our indoor pet chicken experience …
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Ask the Expert — June/July 2019
Add to Favorites Rock-Hard Pieces in Eggs While blending my silkies’ hard-boiled eggs to feed them back to them, these rock-hard pieces were inside. It has happened on two separate …
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Chicken Math For The Budding Production Flock
Carefully consider coop specs, egg cartons, feed consumption, and breed-specific feed conversion rates to determine your profit.
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Balance Your Chicken’s Diet at All Ages
We know that laying hens need more calcium in their diet than chickens that are not laying eggs, but how much more?
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Virulent Newcastle Disease
Virulent, formerly called Exotic, Newcastle disease is a constantly evolving RNA virus. Anything that comes in contact with a sick bird can pass it on, and the virus can live as long as 120 days outside a host. People do not get sick from eating poultry products infected with vND, but working directly with birds can cause mild conjunctivitis. Controlling vND involves recognizing symptoms and practicing strict biosecurity.
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2019
Add to Favorites Tough Winter We’ve had a tough winter here in Central New Hampshire. Lots of snow and ice. The door to my chicken run becomes frozen often and …
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Cannibalism And Chickens Pecking Each Other
Add to Favorites By Cynthia Smith – It’s happened to all of us who raise poultry: chickens pecking each other and feather picking. One day you look at the chicks …
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