Extending Egg Production Through Winter with Supplemental Light
Why Egg Production Drops in Winter Hens need roughly fourteen to sixteen hours of light per day to maintain steady egg production,…
Category Poultry & Fowl
Raising Geese: What New Owners Should Know
What Makes Geese Different Geese are largely grass-grazing birds, needing far less commercial feed than chickens once they’re past the goslings stage,…
Understanding the Chicken Pecking Order and Flock Stress
How the Pecking Order Works Every flock of chickens establishes a social hierarchy that determines who eats first, roosts in the best…
How to Build a Predator-Proof Chicken Coop
Common Weak Points Most predator losses happen because of gaps that owners assume are too small to matter. Raccoons can open simple…
Raising Ducks: A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Ducks
Why Ducks Might Suit You Ducks are hardier than chickens in many ways, tend to be less prone to common poultry diseases,…