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 …
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Raising Poultry
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 …
Biosecurity Basics for Small Flock Owners
The recent Avian Influenza detections across North America and Europe have fiercely proven that effective biosecurity basics are important to all owners of birds, no matter your scale. It is …
Conditioning Birds for Transport
One of things I suffered with in my early days of showing birds was arriving home and finding them getting sick for a few days after. Sometimes it was nothing …
The Muscovy Duck
This article on the Muscovy duck is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. There are a number of things about the Muscovy that make …
Selecting a Showmanship Bird
Maybe you are just starting out with poultry showmanship, or perhaps you are a long-time exhibitor looking to freshen up your routine so you can finally take that blue ribbon …
The Steinbacher Goose
This article on the Steinbacher goose is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Several years ago, I had the pleasure of judging at the …