Marissa Ames
Ask the Experts, April/May 2024
Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman answer your poultry questions about dog training, molting, duck behavior and more.
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Ask the Experts Oct/Nov 2023
Expert advice on feeding corn, lash eggs, broody hens, chicken coops, and heritage birds.
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Building a Solar Chicken Coop Heater
Do chickens need heat in winter? Is it worth the fire risk? A solar chicken coop heater could solve both problems to keep birds safe when temperatures plummet.
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Heritage Poultry
Some of us raise poultry for fun. Others want eggs or meat. But some take activism further and save heritage poultry breeds from extinction.
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How Genetics Determine Duck Egg Color
Duck egg color doesn’t follow specific rules. Why can some ducks, of the same breed, lay blue eggs while the others lay white?
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Hatching Duck Eggs: Can Chickens Hatch Ducks?
My experience hatching duck eggs led me to ask: Will chickens foster eggs from another species and raise them? The answer was, absolutely!
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Avian Influenza: USDA Defend the Flock Program
Between December 2014 and June 2015, over 50 million chickens and turkeys died in the U.S. Midwest. Some succumbed to highly pathogenic avian influenza while others were culled to stop the spread.
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Ask the Expert: Why Are My Chickens Not Laying Eggs?
Do you have a question about eggs? You’re not alone! Look inside for questions and answers from other poultry owners.
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Village Chickens in Zambia
Chicken is one of the most popular meats in Zambia, with some individuals raising a flock of broilers in a corner of their house.
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