Backyard Birds

Chick flock at No Rulz Ranch (No Rulz Ranch)
Animal Health, Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Summertime chicken care: 10 essential tips for keeping your flock cool and healthy

Keeping your flock cool during the hot summer is important to health and egg production. Here are some tips from No Rulz Ranch Hatchery. Read More

Yellow chicks in a basket. (Adobe Stock │ #348909774 - chayakorn)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Cooperative Extension Service offering series of poultry safety online seminars

Rooster and chickens on a free range poultry farm. (Adobe Stock │ #298687461 - monticellllo)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Home and Family, Poultry

The gentle rooster: strategies for managing and reducing aggression



Close-up of a black rooster with a red comb and shiny feathers. (iStock │ #2204508119 - Sviatlana Lazarenka)

Butchering a rooster: A first timer’s experience

Dropping broiler chicken fertility rates would result in decreased production efficiency, which in turn increases costs for the industry and ultimately consumers. The research provided the first clear assessment of the egg fertility issue and a forecast for the future if corrective measures aren’t taken within the poultry industry. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M study predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates

Basket full of fresh eggs with red laying hen in nest inside a wooden chicken coop on the background. (Adobe Stock │ #529849775 - alter_photo)

Backyard Laying Hen Workshop set for May 10

  • By Patrick Davis │ University of Missouri Extension

A good egg: Pasture-raised egg farms connect with consumers 

DRR Processing - Table of boneless skinless chicken breasts

Partnering for success: how local processors strengthen agriculture and community

Backyard chickens (No Rulz Ranch Hatchery)

How to keep chickens safe during unpredictable spring weather

Millie LaRue - Egg Collector (No Rulz Ranch Hatchery)

Safety first: keeping children and chickens together

Avian Flu detected in two Oklahoma counties