Tip 34
The process of converting a fertile hatching egg into a chick is dependent on getting several key factors right.
As milder weather replaces the wintery conditions across Canada there will be a reemergence of new plants, animals, and insects. There will also be a reemergence of diseases we haven’t seen in a while. While it is important to...
Tip 33
The best way to look after hatching eggs is to collect them from the nests as often as possible (ideally 4-5 times per day), disinfect the shell surfaces, let them cool evenly and slowly and then hold them...
One of the miracles of nature is the transformation of the egg into the chick.
Not every avian eggs hatch in 21 days. See the chart below for incubation periods for other fowl. The duckbill platypus is the only mammal...
The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) has seen exponential growth since being established in 2005 and now has 44 volunteer-led teams across the country that have helped over 810,000 hens become family pets rather than face the chop.
Best known...
By Carol Cardona, Extension specialist, poultry virologist
A single duck can excrete billions of influenza virus particles per day. Influenza virus survives in cold, moist conditions and is preserved by freezing. These characteristics result in heavy contamination of pond and slough...
USPOULTRY approved approximately $60,000 in funding for a new research grant to evaluate strategies to reduce Salmonella Reading colonization in turkeys through the Board Research Initiative program. The topic and request for proposal were selected by the USPOULTRY board...
Source: Egg Farmers of Canada
Jared de Dood
Grindrod, British Columbia
While working in Fort McMurray, Alberta, after high school, Jared de Dood invested in a 27-acre parcel of land adjacent to his family’s dairy farm in the Okanagan Valley in Grindrod,...
By Abby Schuft, Extension Educator – Poultry,
Carol Cardona, Extension specialist and poultry virologist and
Sally Noll, Extension poultry scientist
November 10, 2020
Through diligent surveillance, two Minnesota turkey farms have detected low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI). These incidents should make every poultry...
Management and disposal of poultry litter are two of the greatest challenges that poultry producers face. Improper litter management can result in serious flock health and welfare issues and can lead to odors, fly breeding, and excess nutrients in...