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To ensure your poultry flock is healthy learn which 10 immune boosting herbs and supplements ensure healthy chickens and other poultry. I think it’s no surprise that I run a natural, chemical free property. Stemming from how we grow food, clean our home, and more importantly, how we naturally treat and boost the immune system…
15 tips for raising waterfowl, ducks and geese, which all poultry keepers should know. Discover everything necessary about raising waterfowl prior to adding them onto the property. Make keeping waterfowl enjoyable by setting yourself up for success and being prepared for this amazing poultry breed. Keeping waterfowl is extremely enjoyable. The wiggly waterfowl tails, the…
A pool for ducks serves many purposes. Though a duck’s paradise consists of a basic necessities; coop, water, and feeding station. The duck pool is ideal, though not necessary, for preening, minimizing mites and lice, and providing hours of enjoyment for your flock of waterfowl. Constructing a duck’s paradise will consist of a few basic…
Many are unsure as to where to buy chickens and other poultry. Aside from a feed store, buy baby chicks and other young poultry from reputable hatcheries online. It took me over six years before I gained the courage to order chickens from a hatchery. The fear was indeed real. What was the fear? A…
Sprouting barley for chickens and other poultry is a healthy addition to their daily feedings. Offering sprouted barley grains for chickens year round not only a healthy supplement, it is also a great boredom buster for birds during the winter months. Why Offer Sprouted Barley Grains Sprouting grains for chickens and other poultry is ideal…
Raising ducklings is easy, and in truth, much easier than raising chicks or turkey poults! Keeping ducks require a few simple items, a duck waterer, the correct duckling feed, and a predator safe duck brooder with heat. The decision has been made to incorporate ducks onto the property. And to be quite frank, who can…
Raising ducks for eggs means raising prolific layers. There are 13 top duck breeds for eggs, laying between 150 to 300 duck eggs per year. Discover the best egg laying ducks in this article. You have officially made the decision to incorporate ducks onto the property. However, which breed to add is the question. Should…
Fermenting chicken feed is an easy and much healthier for your flock. The fermented whole grains provide good gut health, require less feed per serving, and is a way to extend the nutrients of the grains. Not to mention, fermented grains can also be fed to waterfowl, guineas, turkeys, and quail. When organic chicken feed…
As a chicken enthusiast who sell farm fresh eggs it’s important to inform the egg customer of the standards in which you have set up on your property. Dear Egg Customer, As a small family farm we’d like to inform you that we raise and sell deliciously perfect farm fresh eggs. As a connoisseur of…
Duck foot injury. This is bound to happen when raising ducks. More times than not, it is going to happen more than once. Learn how to treat injuries naturally with a few basic items. Owning ducks should come with a label which reads, “A duck foot injury is bound to happen. Regardless.” How could it…