Depending on the kind of setup you have for your quail, you need to figure out quail waterers that your birds will understand and keep the environment clean. It is no fun to have smelly, dirty water dishes—no fun for you, and no fun for your quail. Bacteria can grow in water that has been […]
Magpie ducks are not necessarily as popular or well known as the Pekin, Khaki Campbell, or even the Indian Runner breeds. Still, they do have an extremely devoted keeper and breeder community. The hens of this breed are proficient layers of quality eggs. Both hens and drakes (mature male ducks) are excellent meat birds – […]
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Welsh Harlequin ducks are known for both their quality egg production and their avid desire to procreate. So much so in fact, that you only need one drake (male duck) to service an entire flock of hens. – female ducks. This popular duck breed is a relatively young one. Welsh Harlequin ducks were created after […]
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The Buff Orpington duck is a friendly and docile multi-purpose breed of poultry bird. These attractive ducks are often kept solely as farm pets or “pond ornaments” due to their generous nature and graceful beauty. For short, a Buff Orpington duck, sometimes called a Buff duck, is also a quality meat bird. While the Pekin […]
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You have ducks and they lay eggs, but are duck eggs good to eat? Are you considering getting ducks to eat the eggs? Or maybe you want to grow your duck flock? If so, this article is for you! Duck eggs are often touted as being healthier than chicken eggs, and many people also believe […]
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Ducks do not just love water. They need it. Ducks need water and must not be left without clean water to bathe, swim in, and drink. Ducks in such a scenario will suffer ill health effects and become emotionally distressed and exhibit anxious and even destructive behavior. It does not matter if you are keeping […]
According to the U.S Department of Agriculture, people raising poultry increased by 40%. Most homesteads raised chickens but later added quails to the flock. If you already have a community of chickens, are quails an excellent addition to your chickens? This article will learn how to keep chicken and quail together. While a few homesteads […]
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Once you get an egg incubator, I think you can officially be labeled a ‘chicken addict’! I always said I would never get an incubator – now I have two. The fun of hatching your own chicken eggs is like having Christmas every day. There are lots of different types of incubators out there, ranging […]
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Are you planning to enter the world of homesteading with a four-legged friend? If you prefer to raise animals like goats over poultry birds, we are with you because they offer milk and meat the best of both worlds. But how can you choose the best goat breeds for homesteading? We know you’re excited, but […]
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Chicken farming, without a doubt, has become a growing industry. But for most companies to maximize their profits, they have made their chickens grow in unnatural ways until it resulted in white striping in chicken meat. Broiler chickens are known to be raised for their white chicken meat. Unfortunately, some chicken producers don’t exactly follow […]
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