Poultry

Homesteading articles about Poultry pertaining to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Hens Are Birds, Too

What do I mean by, "hens are birds, too"? For starters, hens…

Faith Drummond Faith Drummond

What I Learned From Poultry

Remember that old commercial, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature?”  Well,…

Diana Barker Diana Barker

Getting Started with Chicks

Have you considered chickens as a means of producing your own food? …

Jan Hoadley Jan Hoadley

Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys

The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga

Raising Heritage Turkeys on the Homestead: Get a Load of These Gobblers

What started as a seasonal endeavor of raising turkeys for meat, became…

May Woodworth May Woodworth

Miracle Guineas: The Book Was Wrong

“Daggonit!  The book said I could move the eggs!  It said I…

Martina Kuhnert Martina Kuhnert

The How and Why of Free-range Chickens

If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…

Regina Anneler Regina Anneler

Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens

A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…

David Von Kroug David Von Kroug

The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business

“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just…

Laura Bittle Laura Bittle

Feeding Your Chickens: Lower Costs and Improve Management

Over the course of time, even the humblest beginnings in flock-raising can…

Armani Tavares Armani Tavares

Peafowl: Plumage and Personality

Peacocks have been considered for thousands of years, as the world’s most…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga

Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers

Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…

May Woodworth May Woodworth