#efowl

Yes, you read that right.  If you’re a beginning poultry raiser or farmer, maybe you haven’t heard yet, but your hens can get a little hungry.  And as you and I both know, eggs are kind of delicious.  Maybe not raw eggs, but your hens don’t really know the difference.  Preventing hens from eating eggs will save you a lot of stress, and a lot of eggs.

How Does This Behavior Start?

It’s typical to…

In an age where your food comes from all corners of the country and even the globe, people understandably want to know how their food came to be and where it came from.  When it comes to poultry, there are many different descriptions and words used to describe how a bird was raised.  Terms like free range chickens, “pasture raised” chickens, or cage free chickens all describe how a bird was…

The American Poultry Industry: Red, White, and Bird

As we are fast approaching America’s 240th birthday, we thought it’d be fun to reflect a little bit on the history of poultry and the poultry industry in our great nation.

  Just the Beginning

Though many people think of the poultry farming industry as mass producing facilities, until about the mid 20th century the industry was centered around family farms or small poultry colonies.  Of course,…

Sometimes you’re supposed to cook your chickens, just not in your backyard… and not by using the sun.  Keeping your chickens cool in the summertime is something that every flock owner should actively monitor.  While chickens can cool themselves down to some extent, there are some definite measures you can take as the flock owner to help create an environment that keeps your birds as comfortable…

All Cooped Up: Finding the Right Chicken Coop

Building or buying your chickens a coop is a major part of the flock-raising “process.”  A proper home protects your birds from the elements and predators, as well as gives them a place to roost, nest, and mate (kidding, they’ll mate anywhere.)

Chicken Coop Basics

If you’re really trying to invest some money into a coop, or if you’re just not that handy, there’s an endless amount of different…

The Cochin’s Impact on Breeding and Poultry Farming

“…[the Cochins’] introduction was the most memorable event that has ever happened in the poultry world; there has been nothing like it before or since.”

S.H. Lewer

  The Power of Poultry

“This kid doesn’t match my feathers. Let me try another one, something that is a bit more sporty, yet stylish.” Courtesy: Flickr

Chickens are all the rage….once again. Yes, again.  If you wait long enough, things…

Silver Spangled Banner: An Intro to Hamburg Chickens

The History of Hamburg Chickens

The Hamburg is one of the oldest documented breeds of domesticated poultry.  Originating in Holland, the first recorded descriptions and illustrations of Hamburg chickens were made in 1599 by an Italian naturalist named Aldvovani.  Aldvovani originally named the breed the “Turkish” chicken.  The Dutch developed what we now call Golden Penciled and Silver Penciled…