These are the winners and runner ups of the 2022 Cackle Hatchery Photo Contest: Winning 2022 Photos: Poultry Show 2022 Runner Up Photos: Funny, Cute, Originality or Artistic 2022 Runner Up Photos: Best of Breed 2022 Runner Up Photos:
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2021 Cackle Hatchery Photo Contest Winners and Runner Ups
These are the winners and runner ups of the 2021 Cackle Hatchery Photo Contest. Winners: Runners Up:
Continue Reading2020 Cackle Hatchery Photo Contest Winners and Runner Ups
These are the winners and runner ups of the 2020 Cackle Hatchery Photo Contest. Winners: Runners Up:
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2022 Cackle Hatchery Order Form
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Continue ReadingThanksgiving Turkey Facts [Infographic]
Gobble, gobble! Thanksgiving is tomorrow, which means we’re talking turkey! If you’re one of the many Americans who will be gathering around the table with distant relatives who come around just a few times each year, you know that conversation doesn’t always flow easily. Looking to avoid topics such as politics, your love life, […]
Continue ReadingHow to Pluck a Goose
A century ago the goose was considered among the most desirable species of the farm yard, and while many of its traits are still apparent to those who keep them, their popularity decreased as breeding practices for marketability of poultry advanced. Why raise a goose that will be in its prime for cooking in about […]
Continue ReadingChicken Keeping: A Time-Honored Tradition
Chicken keeping has a long and successful history, dating back to antiquity. Some 19th century writers would have their readers believe that prior to the Victorian era poultry breeding was not a specialized occupation. It was certainly elevated in status once poultry shows began awarding prizes for quality and for new breeds, but the number […]
Continue ReadingGeese: They’re More Than Meat and Feathers
Goose flesh makes a delightful dinner entrée and the feathers can be used to make a comfortable pillow, but the eggs are yet another reason to raise geese. When we don’t need them for hatching, we use eggs from all our flock – turkey, duck, chicken, goose, guinea and occasionally pheasant. Nothing goes to waste. […]
Continue Reading8 Things to Know Before Building a Chicken Coop
Before a box full of peepers arrives, it is imperative to have a plan for a chicken coop. Chicks that have recently graduated from the brooder should have a coop to call home, and not be left homeless. Ideally, the coop will be prepared and ready for move-in long before the babies arrive. Chickens, […]
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