Poultry
If you've always wanted home-raised eggs and/or meat for your family or just some feathery pets running around the barnyard, here are some useful tips to get you started on your flock.
When raising chickens, one of the most important decisions you must make is how the chickens will be housed. While individual coop designs will vary according to your whim and fancy, every great chicken coop shares seven common characteristics.
Our readers love their chickens! Here are some of our favorite chicken photos. As you can see, they are some pretty lucky birds!
- Our 14 favorite poultry photos
- Your poultry pets
- Poultry passion
- Country view: Poultry pets I
- Country view: Poultry pets II
- Country view: Poultry pets III
- Country view: Poultry pets IV
Some are fancy and some are recycled, but all of these chicken coops have one thing in common: They are home to some pretty happy chickens! See for yourself and get some great ideas for housing your birds.
Nobody gives better advice for raising chickens than other chicken owners. Browse this selection of poultry-related ideas submitted to our "All Around the Homestead" section, and get great ideas for using everyday objects to improve your chickens' habitat.
What can be done about a rooster who attacks people? Why do your chickens lose their feathers? How can you keep them from pecking at each other? Find answers to these and more common concerns for chicken owners.
Jan Brett is best known for being an author-illustrator of beloved children's books, but she's also a poultry aficionado. Take a virtual tour of her Massachusetts farm and meet the chickens, ducks and other fowl that call it home.
Choosing the right backyard chicken breed can be difficult. Here are some breeds that really stand out and make excellent additions to any backyard poultry flock.
Chickens are great, but they certainly aren't the only option when it comes to poultry. Meet some of the turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, quail, emus, and ostriches our readers are proud to call their poultry pets!
Adding a few ducks to your backyard poultry flock can provide the same unique entertainment in your very own backyard. Learning which duck breeds are best for beginners can make the start-up process easier and more enjoyable.
Geese are much larger than chickens and ducks, and can be intimidating to beginners. However, geese can be quite friendly. Adding a few geese to your backyard poultry hobby can be a fun and exciting experience.
Chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry make a nice addition to any acreage, but they require vaccinations to prevent them from getting sick.
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