Minorca’s originated on the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean region where they were kept for production of large, chalk white eggs as well as for their meat. Weighing […]
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By Sheridan Wimmer, courtesy Kansas Living magazine https://kansaslivingmagazine.com/articles/2023/11/20/kansas-turkey-breeder-aims-to-protect-rare-breeds Reese’s ‘fringe flocks’ in Kansas nurture heritage turkeys For Frank Reese in McPherson County, protecting his turkey flock has been his life’s
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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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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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Dominique. Pilgrim fowl. Old Gray Hen. Blue Spotted Hen. Dominico. Dominecker. The Dominique chicken has gone through all of these names through the years, and could be comparable to the
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One of the most popular and unique breeds of poultry is the Silkie chicken. Silkies are a true bantam, meaning there is no large fowl version of the Silkie, and
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This article on “perfecting” Call ducks is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. After raising Calls from the early 1970’s until the early 2000’s,
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This article on the “Why Wyandottes?” is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. When someone chooses a particular breed of chicken to raise, in
This article on what you should know before you buy calls and east indies is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I began raising
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This is part two of an article by Matthew Smith on Magpie ducks, click here to read part one. Hatching and Incubating I have done both natural and artificial incubation
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The APA works to support the community breeding and raising Standard Bred Poultry in all its phases with a goal on breeding to the Standard of Perfection.