The internet is rife with photographs of eggs from chickens and other poultry that have black shells. Are they a trick of the imagination? Poor photographic lighting? Or true poultry eggs with inky shells? If so, which poultry breed...
Maybe you already keep chickens or other poultry and are considering adding ducks. Or maybe you’re thinking of starting with ducks as your first foray into the world of poultry. To help you decide whether or not duck keeping...
Automobile manufacturers change the look of their respective models to keep up with either trends, government mandates or new technologies. The changes are either well-received, such as those by Toyota, or the model tends to fade away quietly (see:...
Judging from numerous online posts, many people jump into chicken keeping without giving enough thought to what’s involved. As a result, you see lots of posts listing “things I wish I’d known.” Or along the lines of “advice to...
Calculating moisture loss from the egg during the incubation process is a vital tool in achieving good chick quality and hatchability. This allows you to know just how much water is being removed from the egg during incubation.
Weigh the...
Published on Aug. 19, 2019
A guide to evaporative cooling systems in your turkey barn
It doesn’t take much to see that we are in a time of extreme weather. Only a few weeks ago, temperatures reached...
Excellent systems of communication between farm staff and veterinarians are critical when it comes to managing disease outbreaks and reducing their potential spread.
Eric Heskett, DVM, PhD, at Case Farms in North Carolina, told Poultry Health Today that communication is...
Breeder farmers strive to produce clean and fertile hatching eggs. The quality of day old chicks is directly related to the hatching egg. Therefore, the breeder farmers have an indirect impact on the day old chick quality. Good breeder...
Source: blog by Todd Janzen Ag Law, janzen@aglaw.us
It has become common for tech conferences to have Shark-Tank style competitions among new startups. The winner is awarded an investment from the conference host or supporting venture capital firm.
In the case...
Broiler breeders are expected to produce about 150 chicks in 40 weeks of production and even though it is commonly believed that selection for more meat in the broiler leads to fewer chicks from the parent stock, breeding companies...