Mycoplasma — it’s the word you never want to hear when it comes to your chicken flock. Yet, it’s probably the ailment you need to learn about the most since it affects flocks all across the world. Learn about treating and preventing Mycoplasma in your chicken flock now, so that you don’t have to deal with it later. This tiny bacterium can wreak havoc on your chickens, and prevention is key! Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is the respi
Regardless of the number of times I have hatched chicks, the process of embryo development fascinates me equally each time. That a chicken egg can evolve from common recipe ingredient into a living, breathing, fluffy-butt in a mere 21 days fits my definition of miraculous.The following photo presentation pairs well-known images from the Purdue Research Institute, depicting embryo development from the inside, with my own photos of candled eggs throughout the 21 chicken egg incubation
It’s Heeeere! The summer issue of Modern Farmer magazine has hit the stands! You’ll recognize it by the handsome duck gracing our cover. So hitch up your tractor (or hop in the car, if that’s easier) and rush out to pick up an issue and read all about ducks, blackberries, phosphorus fertilizer problems, 10 farmers who are making the dream work and much, much more.