Thinking Beyond the Chicken
Most backyard flock keepers are introduced to the world of domesticated poultry by the chicken. There is plenty of easily accessible information about chickens, chickens lay the eggs that Americans are most familiar with eating, and chickens make great pets….
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,…
Poultryman Goes to China, Part 3 of a 3 Part Series
At any grocery store in China there is no packaging on the chickens for sale there. When you are shopping for for chicken, you just start grabbing them with your bare hands and looking through a pile of chicken carcasses….
Ducks for Eggs
If you cook a duck egg and expect it to look and taste like a big chicken egg you will be disappointed. The texture of a duck egg is a bit different than a chicken egg prompting reports that duck eggs are “rubbery.” The increased protein and fat content of duck eggs make them richer, which in turn makes them particularly suited to baking, especially desserts.
Poultry Defined
Mirriam-Webster defines poultry as: noun:: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat. As defined by the American Poultry Association, Poultry includes chickens, bantam chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineas (American). The American Poultry Association, also known as the APA, mostly only…
