Embden Leg Color
This article on the Embden leg color is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Time after time over the past few years, I and …
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Breeding Poultry
The Silver Appleyard Duck
This brief article provides a summary about the Silver Appleyard duck covering topics such as the breed’s history, the confirmation and colour description, typical uses and some fun facts. It …
The Toulouse Goose
This article on the Toulouse Goose is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. The massive breed of domestic goose known as the Toulouse was …
Sexing Geese
This article on sexing geese is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I get between 20 and 30 emails each week containing questions related …
Feather Sexing in Poultry
I have come across several posts from Ameraucana breeders asking if their chicks can be feather sexed. Feather sexing using sex-linked genes related to feather development is a widely used …
Rhode Island Red Chicken with Don Nelson
There are so many different breeds of chicken to consider when trying to decide what breed you would like to start working with or have around the farm. You might …
Avoiding Common Pitfalls for Beginners
This article on avoiding common pitfalls is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. It is my observation that we in the poultry fancy are …
Natural Incubation: Ducks and Geese
This article on natural incubation is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. This time of year, my email brings many questions about incubation such …
Conditioning Bantam Ducks
This article on the conditioning bantam ducks is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. When I think about preparing birds for the showroom, I …
Fitting Chickens for Show
This article on fitting chickens for show is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Rev. Paul Ashbrook is a master showman and conditioner of …