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Confidential Farm Listings, what gives?

Confidential Farm Listings are farms that are available for purchase but details are not publicly marketed due to privacy or business...

How to Handle Your Bank Account after a Bad Flock

I live by the motto “hope for the best but prepare for the worst.” That sounds great but it’s a little harder putting it into action. ...

Litter Management

We all know dry litter is important when it comes to the health of our birds and that ventilation plays a huge role in keeping litter dry....

Cold Weather Ventilation

With morning temperatures and relative humidity levels finally dipping below those of Hell, it is time to seriously prepare for winter. ...

Solar Panels: Coming to a Farm Near You

It is a given that one of the biggest expenses when growing chickens is electricity. We need electricity to run just about everything on...

Sprinklers vs Foggers

The June 2019 issue of “Avian Advice” from the University of Arkansas offers us advice for keeping our broiler chickens cool while...

Wood Chip Furnace

Have you ever thought of using a wood chip furnace to heat your chicken houses? I surely had not but then I came across this study lead...

Summer Prep

It seems summer is on its way once again. While I am certainly ready to pack away my sweaters and boots, not everyone looks forward to...

Gangrenous Dermatitis

Even if you can’t pronounce it or spell it, it’s not hard to figure out that it is not something you want on your farm.

History of the US Chicken Industry

Unless you are a history nerd like me, you may have never looked into the history of the American poultry industry. While large...

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