animal-husbandry
Selective Breeding: How to Breed Chickens
For those of us who are learning how to breed chickens or teaching others how to breed chickens, you must realize that breeds of poultry cannot be maintained. Your fowl are either improving or degenerating with each passing generation.
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Do Chickens Have Feelings, Emotions, and Sentience?
Do chickens have feelings and are they sentient? Researchers are investigating their emotions and how they express them. We can use this information to create happy, healthy, productive environments for our birds.
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Lamona Chicken: Everything You Need to Know
Back in 1912, Harry M. Lamon, senior poultryman of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry, initiated the development of the Lamona chicken at the USDA experimental station. He wanted to produce a dual-purpose breed for the American market.
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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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A Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Ducks in Suburbia
Ducks can be charming companions in suburban backyards. Check out this beginner’s guide to keeping ducks in suburbia.
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Is Caring for Chickens a Huge Time Commitment?
Discover four women’s experiences of many years caring for chickens, including joy and woes, and why two ended their backyard chicken lifestyle.
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Students Adopt Chickens
Meet the Strong family who run a nonprofit farm with a mission defined as a “historic agricultural education center where children, individuals, families and community groups can experience an authentic family farm environment.”
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Chicken Diseases And Your Backyard Flock
There are several chicken diseases that could strike your flock. Learn what they are, what symptoms to watch for and how to prevent them.
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Organic Poultry Production in India
In India, like much of the rest of the world, during the last four decades, the poultry and dairy industry have transformed from backyard farming to a commercial, organized, scientific and vibrant industry, but the issues of food safety and quality remain unaddressed.
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