Chicken Nutrition
No matter what kind of animal you are talking about, nutrition is both numbingly complex and startlingly simple. On the simple side, animals need food for fuel. On the complex side, there are questions about the best balance of nutrients,…
Laying Cycles
People keep poultry for many reasons, but one of the most common is for food. Healthy poultry provide eggs and fresh eggs from happy, healthy birds taste good and are good for you. Obviously, chickens are the most popular eggs,…
Unusual & Interesting Chicken Coops
There are a few essentials for any chicken coop: it must be dry, well-ventilated, secure and have a place for the birds to roost safely. Ideally, a coop will also be easy to clean, have an area for storing food,…
The Inexact Science of Sexing Chickens
One of the most frequently asked questions we hear on the phones at Purely Poultry, at poultry swaps and during the question/answer part of presentations is: How do I tell if my chicks are male or female? Sexing is simple…
Exploring the Link Between Antibiotic Use on Farms and Antibiotic Resistance Disease in Humans
Most Purely Poultry customers are small flock owners, raising poultry in the back yard, or on a small family farm. The reasons that people decide to raise poultry are varied, but for the majority the decision is in some way…
