Backyard Poultry

Common Poultry Abbreviations

March 14, 2019 · Gail Damerow · Chickens 101

New to the world of raising backyard poultry? Here’s some common abbreviations used to refer to various parts of poultry raising.

What to Look for When Buying Baby Chicks

March 14, 2019 · Lisa Steele · Chickens 101

So you find yourself at the feed store staring at a bin full of cheeping, peeping adorable balls of fluff and are rendered incapable of leaving without a box full of baby chicks.

A Touch of Dutch in Welsummer Chickens

March 14, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

Welsummer chickens originated along the river Ysel in Holland and were introduced to an international audience for the first time in 1921 at the World Poultry Congress in Hague, Holland.

Chicken Marsala: Make It Tonight!

March 13, 2019 · Rita Heikenfeld · Eggs & Meat

Served on a bed of pasta with a side of steamed broccoli, chicken Marsala became my new favorite poultry dish.

Raising Peafowl in a Northern Climate

March 1, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Follow one breeder’s journey toward producing green peafowl with the pure-bred phenotype but with the resilience and hardiness of their blue and white cousins.

Keeping Swans on Your Homestead

March 1, 2019 · Doug Ottinger · Poultry 101

If you have a small farm with a pond and live in a state that allows you to have them, keeping swans might just be a possibility.

Learn to Speak Goose

March 1, 2019 · Angela Ferraro-Fanning · Poultry 101

Learn to speak goose. Geese use a lot of different methods of communication. Learn the basics of understanding them with our guide.

Peace, Love, and White Homing Pigeons

March 1, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Members Only, Poultry 101

White homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica), which are often times advertised as white doves, can represent eternal life, love, faith, purity, and prosperity.

Pigeons Strike a Pose

March 1, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Bret Hartman has photographed everyone from comedian Will Ferrell to legendary actor Dustin Hoffman, so we challenged him with a new assignment: pigeons. He captured these stunning shots at the The National Pigeon Association Grand National Pigeon Show in Los Angeles (2015).