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Homemade Chicken and Poultry Sausage

January 26, 2023 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Here are the tips and tricks for composing a delicious chicken or poultry sausage that you can adapt to accommodate any species of fowl and any flavor combination you can dream.

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.

Raising Geese, Choosing a Breed and Preparations

August 23, 2022 · Janet Garman · Poultry 101

We are going to add raising geese to our poultry qualifications this spring. We have had most of the other poultry here, including chickens, guinea hens, ducks, and turkeys.

Heritage Poultry

August 14, 2022 · Marissa Ames · Poultry 101

Some of us raise poultry for fun. Others want eggs or meat. But some take activism further and save heritage poultry breeds from extinction.

5 Things to Know about Domestic Goose Breeds

July 12, 2022 · Angela Ferraro-Fanning · Poultry 101

Geese are not similar to chickens and differ in many ways from ducks. Here are five items to consider when evaluating whether a goose is a good fit for your farmstead.

All About Light and Ornamental Goose Breeds

July 11, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

This article covers light goose breeds, as classified by the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Perfection. In addition to two domestic goose breeds, the light goose breed class includes the wild Canada goose and the Egyptian goose, which is not a true goose at all.

Breed Profile: Pilgrim Geese

March 14, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Depending on who you ask, Pilgrim geese were either developed during the 30s by Oscar Grow—a well-known waterfowl breeder of his time or in Europe by various breeders.