Why YOU should WANT a Peacock, Too!
I want a peacock. I mean, I know I want one, but I don’t just want to go buy one willy-nilly and then end up not knowing how to care for it, or worse, having him fly off and never…
To DE or Not DE? The Diatomaceous Earth Debate!
Diatomaceous Earth has a place in treating external parasites in poultry, but it needs to be used responsibly and with full knowledge of how it works. First of all, what is Diatomaceous Earth (called DE for those of us that…
Coloring Eggs: How do the Chickens do it?
While we scramble around finding the newest and, likely, easy clean-up ways of coloring our eggs for the upcoming holidays, I stopped to wonder, If we all had Easter Eggers, we could get through Easter vinegar-free and with un-stained hands….
Peculiar Poultry -25 Freaky Facts about your Flock
1. Chickens succumb to Hypnosis! Holding a chicken’s head against the ground and drawing a line in the dirt with a stick, starting at the beak and moving away from the chicken will freeze the bird for 15-30 seconds! 2. …
