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Photo Contest Information and Galleries

$100.00 cash prize for Best of Breed photo. Photo that best shows the pure breed. $100.00 cash prize for Funniest Chicken photo. Funny, cute, originality or artistic. $100.00 cash prize for Poultry show prize or ribbon photo. Photo of bird with ribbon or prize in the photo. May or may not include persons. Include name of show day and […]

Chick Care Instructions : A Guide to the Care of Baby Chicks

Download or Print Cackle Hatchery’s Guide to the Care of Baby Chicks (Pamphlet) Download of Print “The Care of Baby Chicks” eBook Cackle’s Safe Handling of Poultry Poster (Salmonella Safety) Table of Contents Arrival First Day Instructions Heating Feed Water Special Situations After the Chicks Arrive Litter Picking After 4 Weeks Baby Turkeys & Peafowl […]

Posted on March 8, 2019September 19, 2022 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

Got Chicks®! Now What? 8 Chicken Facts That Surprise First Time Owners

So, you finally did it. You went out and got chicks®. Now what? Here are eight facts about baby chicks that commonly surprise first time owners. Brooding baby poultry of any type generates a lot of fine dust, so locate your brooder where dust won’t be a problem. Your living room or guest room, for […]

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

When is Chick Season®?

Chick season® for most birds is in the spring. Poultry, like other birds, gear up for laying eggs and hatching them as the days start growing longer in spring. Also like other birds, most poultry are seasonal breeders. The length of the breeding season depends largely on the type of poultry. Chickens and other […]

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Gail Damerow — 2 Comments

Selecting the Best Chicken Egg Incubator

Sooner or later nearly every poultry keeper will want to try hatching eggs in a mechanical device known as an incubator. With the huge number of different egg incubators now available, selecting a model can be daunting. In choosing the best model to fit your needs, consider each of these features: Price First […]