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….
Poultry defined
Poultry, as defined by the American Poultry Association, includes chickens, bantam chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineas (American). The American Poultry Association, also known as the APA, mostly only includes domesticated species. In ducks the APA includes the mallard derived…