Ask the Experts Oct/Nov 2023
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 10 minutes Expert advice on feeding corn, lash eggs, broody hens, chicken coops, and heritage birds. CRACKED CORN Is cracked corn okay in summer or what is the...
View ArticlePoultry News, Dec23/Jan24
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes This time in Poultry News: Worlds’ Oldest Chicken, Soundwaves for Hatching, Battery Cages in Africa, Avian Flu Update, and Turkey Hunting Canceled...
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Add to Favorites Reading Time: 11 minutes Advice from our poultry experts Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman on lash eggs, infectious bronchitis, chalazae, pokeweed, incubator doors, and more....
View ArticlePreparing for Predators
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes Keeping chickens means that you’ll need to prepare for predators. Story by Carla Tilghman CHICKENS ARE ONE OF the best and most rewarding animals on the farm....
View ArticlePoultry News, Feb/Mar 2024
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 4 minutes This time in Poultry News, we have Lucy in school, Ducks Unlimited fundraiser, genome editing, and more! By Kenny Coogan and Carla Tilghman Students at Howell...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: February/March 2024
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes By Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman SCALY LEG MITES Is this scaly leg mites? Two of my hens look like this. They walk around fine, but their legs look wrong....
View ArticleLessons from Chickenlandia: About Baby Chicks
Add to Favorites By Dalia Monterroso, President of Chickenlandia I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just returned from the farm store. In my hands was a paper sack containing ten tiny, peeping...
View ArticleGoose Incubation Guide
Add to Favorites Rachele Paulus shares detailed information for goose incubation. Story and photos by Rachele Paulus We are Fly Away Home Farm, nestled in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. We specialize...
View ArticleAsk the Experts, April/May 2024
Add to Favorites Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman answer your poultry questions about dog training, molting, duck behavior and more. Dog Training We’re owners of a 1-year-old female Pyrenees....
View ArticleSpotting Ectoparasites on Ducks
Add to Favorites Lice and mites taking bites: ectoparasites on ducks. Story by Erin Masur, DVM With their downy feathers and hardy nature, ducks are less vulnerable to lice and mites than chickens....
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