Featured Stories
Chicken Marsala: Make It Tonight!
Served on a bed of pasta with a side of steamed broccoli, chicken Marsala became my new favorite poultry dish.
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Raising Peafowl in a Northern Climate
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.
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Keeping Swans on Your Homestead
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.
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Learn to Speak Goose
Learn to speak goose. Geese use a lot of different methods of communication. Learn the basics of understanding them with our guide.
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Peace, Love, and White Homing Pigeons
White homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica), which are often times advertised as white doves, can represent eternal life, love, faith, purity, and prosperity.
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Pigeons Strike a Pose
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).
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Raising Giant Dewlap Toulouse Geese and Heritage Narragansett Turkeys
Add big, healthy Giant Dewlap Toulouse geese with excellent conformation, deep keel, and bright eyes to your family and gaggle.
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Get to Know Domestic Geese
Learn what makes domestic geese such effective and fun poultry to raise along with the basics of getting your flock started.
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Tips for Buying and Selling at a Poultry Swap Meet
Chicken or poultry swap meets are events where the buying, selling, and trading of poultry is carried out. Here’s some tips to get started.
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The Roman Goose
Add to Favorites Story & Photos By Kirsten Lie-Nielsen, Maine Roman geese bring history and a unique appearance to the farm. Their carriage and plumage are swanlike, and their lineage …
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