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The Pros and Cons of Keeping a Rooster With Gail Damerow

The Pros and Cons of Keeping a Rooster With Gail Damerow

by McMurray Staff | Aug 13, 2025 | Backyard Chickens, Featured, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles

Whether or not to keep a rooster in the flock can be a challenging decision for first-time chicken owners. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her to discuss the pros and cons of keeping a rooster. What is...
Gail Damerow Offers Tips on How to Keep Guineas Home

Gail Damerow Offers Tips on How to Keep Guineas Home

by McMurray Staff | Jul 16, 2025 | Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Guinea Fowl, Interviews, Other Fowl

Guinea fowl are notorious for wandering away from home and never coming back. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her for tips on how to keep guineas home. Why are guineas so difficult to keep home? Usually...
How to Brood Guinea Keets With Gail Damerow

How to Brood Guinea Keets With Gail Damerow

by McMurray Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Backyard Poultry, Featured, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Guinea Fowl, Other Fowl

Most poultry keepers know how to raise chicks in a brooder. But brooding guinea keets is a little different from brooding chicks. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her to explain how to brood guinea...
Are Autosexing Chickens and Sex Link Chickens the Same? Gail Damerow Explains

Are Autosexing Chickens and Sex Link Chickens the Same? Gail Damerow Explains

by McMurray Staff | Feb 16, 2025 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Featured, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles

The terms “autosex chickens” and “sex link chickens” are often used mistakenly used interchangeably. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her to explain the difference between autosex...
Why Do Chickens Need a Dust Bath? We Ask Gail Damerow

Why Do Chickens Need a Dust Bath? We Ask Gail Damerow

by McMurray Staff | Dec 7, 2024 | Backyard Chickens, Chickens, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Poultry Health

Chickens always find a way to take a dust bath, whether indoors in the coop bedding or outdoors in dry soil. Even baby chicks instinctively dust bathe in the brooder. Here, we continue our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we...
Nutritional Needs of Cornish Cross Meat Chickens with Gail Damerow

Nutritional Needs of Cornish Cross Meat Chickens with Gail Damerow

by McMurray Staff | Sep 27, 2024 | Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Homesteading, Meat Birds

Cornish-cross meat chickens eat almost constantly and they grow fast, resulting in unique nutritional requirements. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her to offer tips for meeting the nutritional needs of...
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