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When the first Europeans arrived in North America, they discovered a strange-looking bird that was stealthy in the woods, could run like a velociraptor and fly to boot! They also discovered that this fowl was quite tasty, and it is ...

The biggest cost of producing eggs on the homestead is purchasing commercial feed rather than maximizing homegrown feeds that nature readily provides. An easy trick to providing food and exercise for your flock in the fall and early winter is ...

Chances are if you have considered keeping a backyard flock that you also have thought about hatching your own chicks. Being able to maintain a controlled breeding program can mean a great deal to a homestead birding operation. Commercial incubators ...

There are literally hundreds of chicken breeds in the world, with about 65 varieties being recognized by the American Poultry Association, split between bantams and standards. You can find chickens of various colors and with extravagant combs or no combs ...

Before we discuss the how of raising backyard chickens in the city, suburbs or even the homestead, we need to take a look at the why. Why would you take up space in your yard or homestead for silly flightless ...

Here’s a word of warning to those of you new to the chicken game: Sometimes they will eat their own unborn babies. Some people think it’s gross, some think it’s cannibalistic, but those of us who have been raising chickens ...

Living out in the middle of nowhere is appealing … but not always possible. Living in the suburbs, though, doesn’t mean you can’t have the farm you’ve always wanted. There are lots of resources that teach about gardening in small ...

The nationwide bird flu epidemic has caused the culling of approximately 40 million chickens and turkeys and affected at least 10 percent of the country’s egg supply, although its impact thus far seems mostly to be limited to large industrial ...

Like many farm kids, I grew up with fresh eggs every morning. I remember heading out to the chicken coop in the cool, early morning hours. Creaking open the door, I would sneak inside and move a hen out of ...

As the 20th century dawned, Argentina was among the 10 richest nations in the world and rivaled the United States as the great land of opportunity. So many immigrants were pouring in that in 1914 half the population of Buenos ...