Poultry Breeds
Mallard Ducks
This article on Mallard Ducks is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. As most of my readers undoubtedly already know, every breed of domestic duck with the exceptions of the Muscovy, Mandarin, and Wood Duck which is included in either the APA or ABA Standards is descended from Anas
Dark Cornish Bantams and Me
I didn’t start out with Dark Cornish bantams when I got into poultry, I was a purely waterfowl person starting with Australian Spotted ducks and eventually moved into Black and White Magpies, Silver Appleyards, and Blue Fawn Call ducks. But in 2017 I started raising some bantam Light Brahmas to give chickens a try. I
Embden Leg Color
This article on the Embden leg color is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Time after time over the past few years, I and many other judges have been confronted by the same dilemma when judging the class of Embden geese. At the top of the class are one
The Silver Appleyard Duck
This brief article provides a summary about the Silver Appleyard duck covering topics such as the breed’s history, the confirmation and colour description, typical uses and some fun facts. It is definitely a brief overview about the Silver Appleyard duck but provides some basic information about this great duck breed. History Silver Appleyard ducks were
The Toulouse Goose
This article on the Toulouse Goose is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. The massive breed of domestic goose known as the Toulouse was developed in France in the Haute Garonne region as early as the 1400’s. A principal city in that region is the ancient town of Toulouse
Rhode Island Red Chicken with Don Nelson
There are so many different breeds of chicken to consider when trying to decide what breed you would like to start working with or have around the farm. You might want to consider the Rhode Island Red chicken though. This breed comes in both bantam and large fowl varieties, and there is a single comb