Why Are Poultry Eggs Egg-Shaped?
Egg-shaped is the perfect shape for poultry eggs for many reasons, from the egg’s inception right up to the hatching of a new chick.
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Built-In Wooden Brooder Boxes
In an underused part of our barn, some years ago we constructed built-in wooden brooder boxes. They turned out to be ideal for brooding baby poultry without eternally scrounging for cardboard boxes. Not only that, but we have used them...
African and French Guinea Fowl
Last year I had the opportunity to raise French guinea fowl for the first time. I’ve had African guineas for decades, so I was curious to find out how different they might be from one another. My observations are by...
How to Sex Guinea Fowl
How to sex guinea fowl can be mystifying to anyone who hasn’t spent a lot of time around guineas. But it’s not quite so mystifying once you learn the clues to watch for. Vent Sexing Keets (baby guinea fowl) of...
Guinea Fowl Are Not Just Chickens Only Different
Guinea fowl and chickens are both Galliformes. They are similar in size and shape, and both lay eggs. But guinea fowl are not just chickens only different. They are different, period. If you wish to add guinea fowl to your...
Talk to Guinea Fowl — They Will Listen
The first flock of guinea fowl we had on our Tennessee farm consisted of mostly pearl guineas, with a few white guineas in the lot. Unfortunately, white poultry of any kind are usually the first to succumb to predation, and...