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When I was a kid, hatching eggs for kids in schools was as simple as bringing in eggs and an incubator.
Raising emus is a popular choice for alternative agriculture for many reasons. Find out more about farming with these flightless birds.
Read MoreSome of us keep our beloved birds in precarious situations. I don’t mean we necessarily put them in direct danger, but the very idea of us keeping backyard chickens in an otherwise urban environment can be a precarious peace-keeping mission.
Read MoreIn urban chicken farming, bored chickens leads to undesirable behavior: Hens might pluck their feathers or peck at each other.
Read MoreALBC 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.
Read MoreYou may wonder why anyone would need to perform an egg freshness test since most people raising chickens for eggs check the nesting boxes every day.
Read MoreWhether it be for a competition, holiday, or just for pleasure, many people enjoy putting clothes and accessories on their chickens.
Read MoreWhile not the most likely of chicken predators, owls can sometimes pose a threat. Learn how to keep owls away from chickens and how to appreciate the benefits owls have on the farm.
Read MoreRabbit and chicken frostbite occurrences are preventable. Adopting good cold-weather management for your small livestock buildings will go a long way to preventing rabbit and chicken frostbite in the first place.
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