Dressing for Success
First impressions are critical in poultry showmanship, and the way you are dressed or the way your bird is prepared can determine exactly where you place in the class. That […]
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Resources
Poultry Breeds: Looking Back at 45 Years
This article on looking back at the past 45 years of exhibition poultry breeds is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Many more breeds
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Ducks and Geese: Looking Back at 45 Years
This article on looking back at the past 45 years of exhibition poultry, specifically ducks and geese, is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton.
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Exhibition Poultry: Looking Back at 45 Years
This article on looking back at the past 45 years of exhibition poultry is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. 2012 was a trying
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Oyster Shell and Grit for Waterfowl
This article on the importance of oyster shell and grit for waterfowl is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Keepers of domestic waterfowl in
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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
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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
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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
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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
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