Add to Favorites Not many vets specialize in chicken diseases and symptoms. Finding a good source of information, like Backyard Poultry magazine, is important. We keep chickens from the sustenance …
Read MoreLearn the basics of the various domestic goose breeds so you can make an informed choice about which breed is right for you.
Read MoreBreed spotlight on heavy goose breeds: Embden, African, and Toulouse. Learn about these breeds and what makes them desirable flock members.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites by Lacey Hughett Last summer in western Massachusetts, Jude was visited by a stray chicken. Jude, having absolutely no experience with chickens, wasn’t quite sure what to …
Read MoreWater is a critical part of keeping your birds happy, healthy, and productive. When the temperatures fall and water freezes, your birds will be deprived of one of their most essential nutrients.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites Chickens ride a growing movement of animal therapy in care homes. These gentle, low-maintenance birds bring back memories of farms and simpler times. Kristina Reser-Jaynes watched a …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites Not unlike our own human body, the chicken’s body needs a control center with a communication network. The nervous system inside our Hank and Henrietta integrates and …
Read MoreI often meet people who want their dog or cat to have a litter so the children can “experience the miracle of life.” I advise them to raise chickens instead so children can experience the miracle of life and the wonder of death.
Read MoreRed jungle fowl and the origins of chicken domestication.
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