by Meghan H | Apr 20, 2020 | Breed Spotlight
Breed Spotlight: The Dominique Of the many different chicken breeds available in the United States, the Dominique is perhaps the breed most shrouded in mystery about its origin. The Dominique is reported as being the earliest breed of chicken in US history. The barred... 
by Meghan H | Mar 9, 2020 | Incubating & Hatching, Spring, Turkeys
Hatching Poults With A Broody Turkey Hen I remember when I got my first pair of Blue Slate turkeys about 10 years ago. I purchased them as an adult pair in early spring and thought it would be really neat to have a turkey go broody and hatch out her own poults.There... 
by Meghan H | Oct 28, 2019 | Turkeys
History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon Pardon the turkey, say what? Today the Presidential turkey pardon is an annual American tradition that is celebrated every Thanksgiving. Many people wonder how this odd tradition came to be. Let’s dive into the history... 
by Meghan H | May 13, 2019 | Turkeys
Raising Heritage Turkeys What an amazing experience I had this year raising heritage turkeys! In the past, I had only raised the broad breasted turkeys. After doing a bit of research about the heritage breeds I was intrigued. Everything that I read boasted about the... 
by Meghan H | Aug 4, 2017 | Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys
Heritage Breeds and the Livestock Conservancy: What are They and Why Does it Matter? The last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in preserving the historical genetic diversity of animals traditionally associated with pre-industrial agriculture. Now, more than...