…a rooster named Gertrude? And that’s today’s news from the Cackle Coop. Gail Damerow is the author of Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl…
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Why Are Some Egg Yolks More Yellow Than Others?
…color in chickens and ducks, and for their brightly colored feathers. The pigments are of two main types— carotene and xanthophyll. Carotene is orange to red in color. Xanthophyll is…
Continue ReadingSexing Turkey Poults and Guinea Keets
…thicker, and wider spread. And that’s today’s news from the Cackle Coop. Gail Damerow is the author of Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl…
Continue ReadingWhy Baby Chickens Get Pasty Butt and What to Do About It
…better-quality starter ration can solve the problem. And that’s today’s news from the Cackle Coop. Gail Damerow, author, Hatching and Brooding Your Own Chicks (Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Guinea Fowl)…
Continue ReadingBrite Tap Chicken Waterer
…waterer. It’s clean water made simple! Supplies 16 chickens with water. It can also water chicks over 2 weeks old, ducks, quail, guinea fowl, and rabbits. Attaches to Igloo® and…
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