Understanding how a chicken’s body works — from the eyes and beak to the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive tract — gives flock owners a powerful advantage. How a chicken’s body works is more than just identifying chicken anatomy on...
If you want to hatch chicks straight from eggs, do it the old-fashioned way: Get a broody to do the work.
A popular species of wild game bird, the Chukar partridge is an excellent choice for budding aviculturists. One of the most popular and common species of wild game bird kept in captivity is the Chukar partridge. The Chukar has been...
Use one of these three methods to create a rotational grazing system for healthier land and birds. We often picture chickens in idyllic green pastures, but the reality is often far different. If left in one run or pasture, even a small...
Genetics is at work in the quirks, anomalies and diversification of chickens. David Winship Taylor designs his flocks around diversification. As head of the biology department at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana,...
