by Chloe | Apr 19, 2025 | Breeding and Chicken Genetics, Breeding Basics, Uncategorized
Ever wonder who to breed to who? What to breed to what? Is it better to breed in Pairs? Trios? Quads? Quintets? Flocks? How old can you breed your birds? Read on to find out! How many birds per-breeding pen? This is a very important decision to make, not...
by Chloe | Apr 2, 2025 | Breed Information, New Zealand Forager Fowl, Uncategorized
March 2025 The idea of these articles is to document the New Zealand Forager Fowl project so that the NZFF breeders of the future may learn something about the history of the breed, also maybe breeders with similar projects may be interested to see what...
by Chloe | Mar 27, 2025 | Getting Started With Backyard Chickens, Housing, Uncategorized
The chicken coop is admittedly one of the most important aspects of raising chickens, a good coop will save the chicken keeper many headaches, as well as make for happier, healthier chickens, so what makes a good coop? Read on to find out. Where should I place...
by Chloe | Mar 13, 2025 | Exhibition Information, Show Day Preparation, Uncategorized
If you’re into exhibition poultry you’re inevitably going to need to wash your birds at some point, depending on the breed and variety that might be once in a while or that might be before each and every show. So if you’re wondering why, when, or...
by Chloe | Feb 17, 2025 | Breeding and Chicken Genetics, Breeding Basics, Uncategorized
Inbreeding can be a great tool but if used improperly it can be a detriment to the strain, so what are the pros and cons? What are the different methods of inbreeding? Why should you as a breeder used inbreeding? Read on to find out. What is inbreeding?...
