Keeping guinea fowl can be a challenge to anyone used to keeping traditional poultry like chickens and ducks for a few reasons. One of these reasons is that they are more difficult to tame compared to chickens.

How to Start Poultry Farming in Jharkhand: Business Plan, Breeds, Setup Cost, and Requirements.

During a SHTF scenario, raising your own food may be the ONLY way to feed yourself and family. Learn how you can successfully do chicken and duck keeping.

Here's a thorough list of what chickens can eat in more or less abundance. Turn your table scraps into fresh eggs and let nothing go to waste!

Aviagen's guide on biosecurity best practices includes 10 steps that should be taken to clean and disinfect a poultry house.

Keep a healthy flock by learning how to beat coccidiosis. Coccidiosis in chickens is deadly, though a preventative plan and a treatment will save your birds.

Knowing how to protect chickens from predators is a top priority for any responsible chicken keeper. Learn strategies and tips to protect chickens from predators and ensure they can roam your yard or coop in peace.

11 kinds of poultry to consider adding to your homestead! Not a chicken fan? No problem...here are 10 other varieties of poultry that you can raise and breed!

#post_excerptExamine The Pros And Cons Of Pasture Raised Chicken. It's Better Than What's In The Grocery Store, And For Good Reason. Learn Why It's So Healthy and Popular.

There's a horrible reason why you need to keep squirrels out of the chicken coop and away from your chickens. They eat eggs and chicks! Gross, but true...there are a few things you can do though, to keep squirrels out of your chicken coop!

Considering getting guinea fowl? Everything you need to know. The pros and cons of keeping guinea fowl.

Learn how to prepare to show chickens at a fair or poultry show. Read about housing, feeding, bathing and show day grooming techniques to win!

Foxes can be a problem for homeowners. Learn the#1 tip to get rid of foxes for good and quit losing your birds to these sly predators!

11 kinds of poultry to consider adding to your homestead! Not a chicken fan? No problem...here are 10 other varieties of poultry that you can raise and breed!

It's the New Year and that new gym membership is killing your budget. Save some money and eat healthier by butchering your own chicken.

Myke Russel and Kathryn Cody, owners of November’s Harvest Farm in Limington, preparing for a chicken processing workshop at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s eighth annual Farm and Homestead Day in Unity. | Photo by Sam Schipani If you want to raise birds for meat, backyard chicken

Whether you keep poultry, cows, sheep, or goats, there are predators that will try to make a meal out of your animals.

Many of us are used to seeing poultry like chickens and ducks in backyards and on our farms, but have you ever seen pigeons being kept as pets or as a hobby?

The coop in your yard is a productive space. It offers you eggs and meat every day and needs your attention and care. Therefore, your coop and its

Easy ways you can keep rats out of your chicken coop and get rid of them if they have already started making a home in your barn or coop.

How to treat wry neck in chicks. Certain breeds are more prone to wry neck which can be caused by a vitamin deficiency. Treatment is simple but it takes a few days to work. Here's how to treat it.

Learn how to determine if you have a bully chicken and how to reform the bully and restore peace and harmony to the coop.

want to know how to raise meat chickens fast so you don't waste money? Ive got you covered. this post will help you get your birds to weight.

A New Guide to cleaning a chicken coop step by step. Read our article about how to clean and maintain your chicken coop. Keep your chickens healthy!

If you keep poultry already, adding geese is a fairly simple task.

as a backyard chicken owner, I hated to see my chicken killed. Of course, I then wanted to know exactly how to protect chickens from hawks.

If you’re adding a few chickens to your homestead soon, you’re not alone. Millions of people all over the country, whether they’re in rural towns or have backyard homesteads in urban areas are discovering the joys a flock of chickens. Among the many tasks you’ll take on with a flock of your own is feeding ... Read more

Learning to care for chickens can be difficult and we often make mistakes. Unfortunately some of those mistakes can be deadly. Here are the 9 worst mistakes a chicken keeper can make.

Easy ways to keep snakes out of the chicken coop! predator proof your chickens coop against snakes, from traps to deterrents and more. Here's how to prevent snakes from getting into your chicken coop and eating all the eggs!

New life is exploding on the homestead this week, which reminds me I wanted to share with you all a huge mistake I made last spring when incubating chicks (hoping no one else makes the same mistake). But even if you're not incubating any eggs this spring, scroll down for the most adorable baby goat

Your chickens are vulnerable to a variety of diseases. We talk about 15 of the most common ones, how to recognize them, and what to do about them.

From the outside, the long shed off a side road in the Netherlands gives no hint of what it holds. It’s 30 feet wide and as long as an Olympic swimming...

Chicken Dust Bath is essential! Many people new to raising chickens are not aware of this, but it is one of the most important things chooks should have for overall health. It is as essential as food and water!

Integrate your flock into a healthy growing system that is self-supporting.

Learn how to treat poultry lice easily and effectively with our expert guide to keep your birds healthy, happy, and productive with no more lice in the coop.

When it comes to raising fowl on your homestead, one type that is often overlooked is pigeons. They are a great way to raise your own meat with very little work on your part and with very little startup money. Pigeons have small space requirements with no need for incubators and space heaters to keep

Note: I have worked hard to post positive articles. This is one of those rare occasions when I feel the need to rant. I love my chickens and want the best for all birds. When I see them suffer need…

Learn about the possible risks and benefits of keeping rabbits and chickens together in one coop and how to ensure they get along.

Hatching your own chicks is fun, exciting and rewarding. But how do you do it? Here's everything you need to know for hatching your own chicks with a broody hen.

Is it worth it to raise your own meat birds? Here's what happened during our second year, including a big setback, plus our exact costs and earnings.

Whizbang Chicken Plucker popularized by Herrick Kimball is a design that many poultry raisers imitated. And the best thing about imitation is we can use other alternative materials that are less costly but are also highly efficient. Chicken pluckers are high on demand since the need for chicken keeps increasing ...

I won't say that I particularly love raising meat chickens. Fine. I'll say it. Meat chickens, even raised in the best of conditions, are still pretty gross. They're all fat... and feathery... and poopy and stuff.

If raising chickens for eggs is the gateway to homesteading, then raising them for meat is stepping through that gate with both rubber boots. Once you have raised your own meat, and see the diffe…

Learning to care for chickens can be difficult and we often make mistakes. Unfortunately some of those mistakes can be deadly. Here are the 9 worst mistakes a chicken keeper can make.