Raising Quail for Profit on the Homestead
Homesteaders looking for a money-making venture should consider raising quail for profit. …
Guinea Fowl: Something Different in the Garden
An exotic and perhaps odd-looking breed of poultry, the Guinea Fowl, is…
Muscovy Mommas: Lessons Learned from My Broody Ducks
As a relatively new homesteader, I have only recently hit the benchmark…
The Healing Properties of Emus
Emus, ostriches, and rheas—all flightless “running birds”—belong to the same class: “Aves”.…
Spring Turkeys
Whether you’re a follower of the “Good Book” or not, the time-honored…
Getting Started with Chicks
Have you considered chickens as a means of producing your own food? …
Miracle Guineas: The Book Was Wrong
“Daggonit! The book said I could move the eggs! It said I…
The How and Why of Free-range Chickens
If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…
Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…
The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business
“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just…
Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers
Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…
Chickens Lay Eggs… Sometimes – My Fledgling Egg Business
Dollar signs filled my 12-year-old mind as I gazed, fascinated, at the…
