Call Ducks: One Judge’s Perspective
This article on Call Ducks is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I began judging Call ducks in 1970 and it is amazing how …
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Favorite Poultry Equipment Items
The successful care of poultry can be achieved by following the standard of daylight, ventilation and cleanliness. I have watered my chickens out of an old cooking pot. Fed them …
Welsh Harlequin Duck
This article on the Welsh Harlequin Duck is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Please note image is of a Gold Welsh Harlequin which …
Winter Equipment Maintenance
This article on winter equipment maintenance for waterfowl is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. For many of us, winter brings a time where …
Chiggers and Poultry
Chiggers also are known as red bugs, jiggers, harvest mites and by other common names. More than 700 species are known, but only three or four are important parasites in …
Red Imported Fire Ants
Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, form tall, hardened mounds in clay-type soil in and around poultry operations. Imported fire ants can cause problems on poultry farms by attacking chickens …
What’s Next for Avian Influenza?
This article discusses what’s next for avian influenza, focusing specifically on the Pacific Flyway but the general message is applicable elsewhere. Action on Avian Influenza really lies at the hands …
Small Flocks and Avian Influenza
This article provides information on small flocks and how avian influenza impacts small flock poultry operations, specifically in regards to the Pacific Flyway, while the general message is applicable elsewhere. …
Avian Influenza Background and Timing
This article provides avian influenza background and timing in regards to the Pacific Flyway, but the general message is applicable elsewhere. Background In our newfound world of pandemic awareness, it …
2021 APA Canadian National Honoree: Erik Nelsen
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor Erik Nelsen A few words from Erik Nelsen: My long journey with poultry began in 1956 at the age of five. A …