turkeys
Hatching Eggs in an Incubator is Fun and Easy
If you’re considering hatching your own flock of backyard chickens here’s a few things you need to know for hatching eggs in an incubator successfully.
For embryos to develop correctly, eggs need to be kept at the right temperature, turned often and correctly positioned.
Raising Meat Chickens: 4 Lessons Learned
Learn 4 lessons for raising meat chickens from an experienced farmer including keeping your chickens humanely and organically.
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Harvesting, Processing, and Cooking Wild Turkey
Few things are tastier than wild turkey. Jenny Underwood explains how to get that wild turkey from the wild to the plate – plus recipes!
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Raising Turkeys for Meat and Income
Raising meat turkeys is an adventure on many levels. Jeremy Chartier shares some of his experiences with raising meat turkeys so you can start off on the right foot.
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Easy Holiday Meal with Roast Turkey
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.
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Simple Turkey Brine Techniques
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.
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To Refrigerate or Not!
Why do Europeans keep their eggs unrefrigerated, and Americans don’t?
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Feeding Your Flock Organic Chicken Feed
When deciding to use organic chicken feed for your flock, it’s first good to know what to feed chickens for a healthy diet. Believe it or not, an interesting fact about chickens is they don’t need grain to survive. Most people don’t realize chickens are not primarily herbivores (plant eaters).
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Raising Turkey Poults
Raising poults is not the same as raising chicks or ducklings. They are much more delicate than other poultry species. Here are a few tips and tricks for successfully raising poults to maturity.
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The Long Line of Brown Leghorns
When we first get into poultry, discovering all these breeds is a great pleasure. For many of us, that joy turns into the effort of trying to pick the right breed for our homestead or to serve the purposes we have in mind.
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