Reading Time: 5 minutes Since 2015 Stacy Benjamin of 5R Farm, located in St. Helens, Oregon has been raising a flock of Narragansett and Blue Slate turkeys on pasture. She usually maintains a flock of a dozen or so, with two clutches of poults bringing the total to 20. Benejamin started with three chickens in … Read more
As we have perused the internet over the last year for this new Poultry News column, we have been delighted to see so many new counties and municipalities allow backyard poultry into suburban and urban places. Sometimes they limit the flock to only females and other times the cap the group to four to ten. … Read more
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Dalia Monterroso, The President of Chickenlandia This month, I’m expected to sign paperwork that permits my 14-year-old son to travel to Europe on a school trip. I confess that I’ve put it off until the last minute despite repeated reminders from seemingly everyone I know that it will be the … Read more
Are nuisance flies causing trouble in hard-to-reach places around your operation? Look no further than Starbar® Aviator™ Fly Bait Aerosol, the innovative and convenient solution that takes fly control to new heights. With its easy-to-use spray, Aviator™ Fly Bait Aerosol targets areas like walls and surfaces, offering unparalleled control over house flies where traditional baits fall short. … Read more
Reading Time: 5 minutes Backyard chickens are a wonderful homestead addition to help one achieve self-sufficiency. To go even further in sustainability, building a chicken coop from trees can be a rewarding project for an advanced beginner to a competent carpenter. Mike Harris uses his homestead, called Tennessee Millworx at The Ole Blueberry Farm, to … Read more
Maintaining a successful fly control program in any operation requires more than just using a single fly bait repeatedly. Fly populations can quickly develop resistance to insecticides if continually using products with the same active ingredient or active ingredients that have the same mode of action. To combat this, it is crucial to implement a … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes Guda van der Burgt is a veterinary pathologist who undertakes chicken autopsies. She lives at Rough Ground Farm in Oxfordshire, England, and keeps chickens with her husband, Patrick. “We have bluebell chickens, a hybrid breed,” she says. “We recently bought them a new coop because the old coop was infested with … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes When Chickens Blush, We Should Pay Attention According to a paper published in May 2024 in the journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science, chickens can blush when they are emotional and we should be paying attention. The paper titled, Exploration of skin redness and immunoglobulin A as markers of the affective … Read more
Take the Quiz to Find Out! Add to Favorites Ever wondered what type of chicken matches your personality? Whether you’re a laid-back free-ranger or an energetic egg-layer, our fun and interactive Chicken-ality Quiz will help you discover your perfect feathered match! Source link
What is lemon curd? Lemon curd makes a tangy, sweet, and smooth concoction to use in toppings and fillings in almost anything you can dream of. One wonders what Little Miss Muffet, sitting on her tuffet, would’ve thought of when tasting some delicious lemon curd instead of her flavorless curds and whey. Perhaps she wouldn’t … Read more