Hens Are Birds, Too
What do I mean by, "hens are birds, too"? For starters, hens…
What I Learned From Poultry
Remember that old commercial, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?” Well,…
Getting Started with Chicks
Have you considered chickens as a means of producing your own food? …
Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys
The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of…
Raising Heritage Turkeys on the Homestead: Get a Load of These Gobblers
What started as a seasonal endeavor of raising turkeys for meat, became…
Miracle Guineas: The Book Was Wrong
“Daggonit! The book said I could move the eggs! It said I…
The How and Why of Free-range Chickens
If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…
Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business
“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just…
Feeding Your Chickens: Lower Costs and Improve Management
Over the course of time, even the humblest beginnings in flock-raising can…
Peafowl: Plumage and Personality
Peacocks have been considered for thousands of years, as the world’s most…
Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers
Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…