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How To Get NPIP Certified
Add to Favorites Knowing how to get NPIP certified is key to taking your poultry hobby to the next level. Many of us sell eggs off the farm, and some …
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Raising American Buff Geese for Holiday Dinners
ALBC Research & Technical Program Manager: Our family has always had a taste for something different on the holiday table and the Christmas goose is among one of our favorites. As our family farm continues to grow, we thought that perhaps adding geese to our property would be a boon for our holiday festivities.
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Winterizing Your Flock; A Winter Menu for Poultry
I receive calls each winter concerning loss of chickens or the reduction in egg production. Both of these issues are related to diet.
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Understanding Sex-Link Chickens Today
Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger – Did you know that even if you have only purebred birds in your flock, they might be sex-links? Wait, don’t panic! Your birds are …
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Broad-breasted Vs. Heritage Turkeys
Though frozen turkeys reside in your grocery store all year, they become the main attraction during the final two months. Many like the idea of heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving
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Chicken Behavior Shows Your Birds May be Smarter Than You Think
Add to Favorites By Christine Heinrichs – As your chickens scratch for food and jockey for position in the social order, you can see that chicken behavior is purposeful. They respond …
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Tips on Rooster Care; Keep Your Stud in Top Form
Add to Favorites Rooster care is something many of us don’t think about often, but there are a few things we can do to keep our roosters in good shape. …
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The Jersey Giant Chicken: An Outstanding Heritage Meat Breed
What is considered the largest breed of chicken? With standard weights of 13 pounds for males and 10 pounds for females, the humble Jersey Giant chicken is the breed that comes to mind.
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Raising Heritage Breed Chocolate Turkeys
Add to Favorites Keeping turkeys is more challenging than raising any other poultry. When we made the decision to add turkeys, we researched heritage turkey breeds. Our desire is to help …
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Poultry Breeds…What Are They, Anyway?
Add to Favorites By D.P. Sponenberg – Breeds are important for many reasons. A main contribution of breeds is to organize the variation in a species into different genetic packages so …
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