Raising Poultry

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

The Treatment of Hatching Eggs
This article on the treatment of hatching eggs is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Preparing the nest sites I recently had a question