Poultry

The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business

“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just guessing the temperature outside. “50?! I was thinking…

2 years ago

Feeding Your Chickens: Lower Costs and Improve Management

Over the course of time, even the humblest beginnings in flock-raising can mushroom into an impressive collection of more birds…

2 years ago

Peafowl: Plumage and Personality

Peacocks have been considered for thousands of years, as the world’s most beautiful of all birds.  Both sexes including the…

2 years ago

Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers

Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.  Those three Muscovy ducks are the reason my…

2 years ago

The Uncommon Coop: Think Outside the Nesting Box

The life of a modern-day homesteader is consumed with planning and projects.  Whether it’s beehive construction, mending broken fence-posts, or…

2 years ago

Chickens Lay Eggs… Sometimes – My Fledgling Egg Business

Dollar signs filled my 12-year-old mind as I gazed, fascinated, at the hundreds of chicks scurrying under the heat lamps…

2 years ago

Establishing a Market for Farm-raised Meats

Thirty years ago my parents loaded my little brother and me into Dad’s 1978 powder-blue Dodge pickup and headed fifteen…

2 years ago

A Goose and Its Golden Eggs: Raising Geese on the Homestead

A homestead can always use another source of income.  So when you are ready to search for a new source…

2 years ago

The Basics of Raising Backyard Chickens

Chickens are one of the easiest forms of livestock to raise and can be raised in many areas, including dense…

2 years ago

How Raising Chickens Can Help Your Garden

It’s hard to imagine a world without chickens. We love them for their eggs, meat, and companionship, not to mention…

2 years ago