cook Archives - Backyard Poultry

Easy Holiday Meal with Roast Turkey

November 2, 2022 · Rita Heikenfeld · Eggs & Meat

Whether an elaborate feast with roast turkey or a simple supper, holidays are a time to remember it’s not just about the food, but who shares it with you.

Simple Turkey Brine Techniques

November 2, 2022 · Marissa Ames · Eggs & Meat

We love our turkey dinners, especially toward the end of the year, but we’ve all suffered from dry, tasteless white meat that must be smothered in gravy to be palatable.

To Refrigerate or Not!

October 24, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Why do Europeans keep their eggs unrefrigerated, and Americans don’t?

Quail Egg Benefits: Nature’s Perfect Finger Food

August 30, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Quail egg benefits include flavor, nutrition and versatility. Bonus: quail egg recipes for appetizers and more.

Raising Geese for Meat: A Home-Grown Holiday Goose

August 23, 2022 · Gail Damerow · Eggs & Meat

Raising geese for meat is the primary purpose for most goose breeds, although some are bred with an emphasis on other attributes as well.

Buckeye Chickens: An All-American Breed

July 1, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

No chicken breed is perfect, but many Buckeye chicken breeders figure they have come close enough with their breed. Breeders extol the virtues of vigor, resilience and disease resistance in a brown egg layer that grows to a solid size.

Homemade Suet for Chickens

November 16, 2021 · Ann Accetta-Scott · Feed & Health

Need some ideas for what to feed your backyard chickens over the winter? As the weather gets colder, the treats I feed my flock focus more on energy and warming properties instead of being cooling and hydrating like summer treats.

The Phantom Chicken of London!

October 27, 2021 · Lori Fontanes · Chickens 101, Kids' Corner

What has feathers, a British accent and goes cluck in the night?

When we booked a trip to England this past summer, I wasn’t thinking, “Hey, let’s check out some ghost poultry while we’re gallivanting in jolly ol’!”