This article on small scale poultry housing is an excerpt from the Small Flock Poultry Health Manual published by the Province of B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. The full manual can be accessed by clicking here. Small scale poultry coops seem to be built in almost every possible shape and size. Those building a new coop […]
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This article on common poultry mites is an excerpt from the Small Flock Poultry Health Manual published by the Province of B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. The full manual can be accessed by clicking here. Mites are very small (just visible without magnification) and may appear like moving dark specks. While common poultry mites are wingless
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This article on common poultry lice is an excerpt from the Small Flock Poultry Health Manual published by the Province of B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. The full manual can be accessed by clicking here. Lice are small (most between 1 to 6 mm in length), wingless, straw colored insects with a somewhat flattened appearance and
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This article on biosecurity is an excerpt from the Small Flock Poultry Health Manual published by the Province of B.C. Ministry of Agriculture. The full manual can be accessed by clicking here. What is Biosecurity? There is a myriad of microorganisms and parasites that are constantly looking for a host to infect. Some of these
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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, I left the breed for over a decade. I really missed their feisty personalities, their type which I find very appealing, and a couple of
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This article is part 2 of 2 on “My Duck/Goose is Laying?” which is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Are there things I should do for the female while the incubation period is going on? The most important things are 1) Keep other birds/animals from bothering her. 2)
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This article is part 1 of 2 on “My Duck/Goose is Laying?” which is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. In the spring of each year, the questions about waterfowl reproduction start to come in. What follows is my attempt to answer the most frequently asked questions on duck/goose
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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 most cases a number of factors figure into the decision. Personal taste in terms of the “looks” of the bird, it’s body shape, feathering, color,
This article on the youth getting started in waterfowl is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. First things first; before you go out and get birds, are you sure you are getting the right ones? That means getting the right breed for your circumstances and that means knowing good
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It’s that time of year again, fair season! Those who had kids go through or themselves participated in 4-H or FFA, know that summer is the time for fairs and shows! In our family we liked to call it our fair holidays, as some summers we were at a fair every weekend from the last
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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.