The American Poultry Association is excited to announce the launch of our Poultry Video Library—a growing collection of educational videos designed to support poultry enthusiasts at every stage of their journey. Whether you’re raising your very first chicks or preparing for your next show, these video lessons are here to guide and inspire. From breed […]
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As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to drop, poultry keepers must start preparing their flocks for the challenges of winter. Whether you’re raising chickens, ducks, or other fowl, ensuring your birds are healthy, warm, and productive through the colder months is essential. Winter is also a strategic time to evaluate and select breeders
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🐓 Poultry and Personal Health: A Meaningful Connection Keeping poultry is an exciting and rewarding hobby. There are numerous practices that can be used to prevent illness for both you and your birds while you work towards your poultry goals. Below are some methods to help keep you and your flock healthy and productive. 🧼
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This article is about how winning best of breed and variety are the true test of an exceptional breeder, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Many of today’s exhibitors do not believe that they have had a good day at the show unless they win one of the
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This article is about coop training and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. The critical moment for every exhibitor at any show is when the judge is in the process of handling and evaluating their birds. How the bird behaves at that moment may well determine the final result
This article is about incubator management and how it is key to waterfowl hatching success, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Some breeders never seem to master the art (and it is an art) of incubator management. As a result, they seldom hatch a satisfactory number of youngsters
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This article is about setting your breeding priorities and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. I believe that one of the most basic mistakes new breeders of any type of fowl can make is to not take the time and effort to interpret the Standard of Perfection description of
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This article is giving young birds a chance to finish growing before deciding if they are breeding quality or not, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. A common mistake made even by experienced breeders is to rush the selection process in the late summer/fall of the year. Maybe
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This article is on breeding bantam ducks and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Most breeders are obsessed with small size in their birds early in their breeding careers. Some even go to the extreme of purchasing the smallest ducks they can find at shows and breeding them together
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This article is on when and how to add new blood to a breeding program and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. A carefully bred line of birds may not need an infusion of new blood for decades but it is likely that at some point, it will need
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