Poultry

Homesteading articles about Poultry pertaining to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Roosters A Plenty

When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa…

Magdalena Perks July 13, 2024

Raising Chickens for Eggs

Raising Chickens for Eggs

The popularity of keeping and raising chickens for eggs has undergone a…

Kathy Bernier September 7, 2023

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Raising Quail for Profit on the Homestead

Homesteaders looking for a money-making venture should consider raising quail for profit. …

Jenny Flores July 13, 2023

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Guinea Fowl: Something Different in the Garden

An exotic and perhaps odd-looking breed of poultry, the Guinea Fowl, is…

Victoria Varga July 19, 2023

How to know your Muscovy is Broody, Broody Duck Behaviors, What To Do When Muscovy Eggs Hatch, Hatching Muscovy Eggs Naturally, Naturally Rearing Muscovy Ducklings, Muscovy, Broody Duck, Broody Muscovy, Natural Rearing muscovy eggs, Ducklings and homesteading

Muscovy Mommas: Lessons Learned from My Broody Ducks

As a relatively new homesteader, I have only recently hit the benchmark…

Wren Everett April 13, 2023

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The Healing Properties of Emus

Emus, ostriches, and rheas—all flightless “running birds”—belong to the same class: “Aves”.…

Victoria Varga June 16, 2023

Getting Started with Chicks, homesteading

Getting Started with Chicks

Have you considered chickens as a means of producing your own food? …

Jan Hoadley March 2, 2023

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Miracle Guineas: The Book Was Wrong

“Daggonit! The book said I could move the eggs! It said I…

Martina Kuhnert November 11, 2022

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The How and Why of Free-range Chickens

If you have purchased eggs from a retailer recently, then you know…

Regina Anneler January 6, 2023

processing poultry

Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens

A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind…

David Von Kroug October 11, 2024

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The Rise and Fall of a Backyard Duck Egg Business

“I was thinking 50”, Troy said nonchalantly, as if he was just…

Laura Bittle September 8, 2022

We decided to begin raising Muscovy ducks on the homestead. 16 white Muscovy ducks were ordered that February—I was a happy woman.

Mad about Muscovies: Weird-looking Waddlers

Whenever I watch Sarge, Ash, and Baldy waddle past me, I grin.…

May Woodworth August 11, 2022

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