Add to Favorites By Cynthia Smith – It’s happened to all of us who raise poultry: chickens pecking each other and feather picking. One day you look at the chicks …
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 MoreAdd to Favorites Keeping a clean, critter-free chicken coop and run is important for your chickens’ health and happiness. Insects, bugs, and rodents carry disease and eat feed; snakes will …
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 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 MoreFor those new to the hobby or for veterans who want to brush up, here are the must have vocabulary words for a chicken owner.
Read MoreAdd to Favorites Story and Photos By Dennis Carlson It all came about in the usual way. The fifth-sixth grade teacher at Beautiful Savior Lutheran School, Glory Jansen, asked me, …
Read MoreBackyard chicken keeping is at an all-time high. Chickens are really the easiest livestock to add to your homestead – they are the gateway livestock. But should you be worried about chickens getting you sick?
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Kenny Coogan, Florida To become an APA-licensed poultry judge, you will need to have been member of APA for three consecutive years, ideally raising poultry during that time. …
Read MoreAdd to Favorites By Jeffrey Bradley, Florida Five years ago, I’d never thought of chickens beyond Kentucky fried. Then one day our daughter brought home a fuzzy yellow Christmas chick someone no longer …
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