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Gail Damerow Discusses Her Top Three Favorite Chicken Breeds

Gail Damerow Discusses Her Top Three Favorite Chicken Breeds

by McMurray Staff | May 25, 2023 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles

How long have you been keeping chickens? “I started keeping chickens in 1970. While looking for my first house, I wanted a place that was zoned for chickens. As luck would have it, the place I bought came with chickens already installed,” she explains....
Coffee with the Chicken Ladies Breed Spotlight: Salmon Faverolles

Coffee with the Chicken Ladies Breed Spotlight: Salmon Faverolles

by McMurray Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Coffee with the Chicken Ladies, Guest Articles, Heritage Breeds

This month’s breed is a chicken lady’s (or gent’s) dream come true! They’re ridiculously adorable, friendly and chatty, gentle with other breeds, super cold hardy, and an all around excellent companion. They make great show birds, and they’re pretty decent layers,...
Three DIY Chicken Projects With Janet Garman

Three DIY Chicken Projects With Janet Garman

by Janet Garman | Apr 11, 2023 | Backyard Poultry, Chickens, Guest Articles, Homesteading, Janet Garman

  Chicken tending naturally lends itself to DIY projects. From the time your brand new chicks walk into your heart, you will be providing for their needs. Though chickens are hardy and self-reliant, when keeping them for egg production, you will want to provide a...
Coffee with the Chicken Ladies Breed Spotlight: Leghorns

Coffee with the Chicken Ladies Breed Spotlight: Leghorns

by McMurray Staff | Apr 3, 2023 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Coffee with the Chicken Ladies, Guest Articles, Heritage Breeds

The tiny Leghorn is arguably the breed with the biggest impact on modern chicken farming. They are one of the best known chicken breeds in the world, especially of the Mediterranean class. As a group, Mediterraneans are relatively light bodied chickens known for their...
Raising Backyard Ducklings

Raising Backyard Ducklings

by Cassidy Cornell | Mar 15, 2023 | Backyard Ducks, Backyard Poultry, Cassidy Cornell, Duck Breeds, Ducklings, Guest Articles

When we moved to our new house, I knew that I wanted to bring home some baby ducklings as soon as we were set up for them. I have always loved ducks. As an avid baker who prizes their eggs, I’ve dreamed of having my own small flock of layers for years. Because I...
5 Reasons to Raise Waterfowl

5 Reasons to Raise Waterfowl

by Ann Accetta-Scott | Mar 13, 2023 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Featured, Guest Articles, Homesteading, Waterfowl

I have been known to swim against the current, do things my way, and voice my reasons loudly. Not in a bossy way, but in a way that makes you wonder if you should have taken my advice. This rings true for my beliefs on intentional gardening, how and what I choose to...
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