Wordless Wednesday... Backyard Poultry Short Course Ends With A...

Field trip! I have been filling many my latest blog posts with information about the Backyard Poultry Short Course that was held this month in Montgomery County, Pa. The course was a great opportunity for those folks that want to raise chickens. See this post to read more about the class.  We had a wonderful class of 40 outgoing and eager students just thirsty for poultry information. The course ended this past Monday night with an opportunity to view a working small scale poultry operation. Participants had the ability to combine all of the knowledge they learned throughout the course by seeing it first hand.

Enjoy the photos below.

Grass Fed vs. Grain Finished Beef?

Consumers really have lots of decisions these days on what they feed their families. This video is a helpful tool to decipher the difference between grass finished and grain finished beef.

Wordless Wednesday... well almost!

Wordless Wednesday comes to you from the Backyard Poultry Short Course being held in Montgomery County, PA. This class is a four week course that covers breeds, brooding, production of eggs and meat, housing, equipment, biosecurity, mortality, and so much more. The last class is a tour of a small scale poultry farm. These two pictures are from the first class this past Monday where we went over breed identification with real live chickens! It can't get any better than that! Hands- on learning is what we strive for in this class...

I can't just show you these pictures without a brief description of the breeds. So the first picture is a Brahma. The breed originated from India. They are a large heavy breed with beautiful coloring. The feet and legs are covered in feathers which make them so unique. This breed is known for their light brown eggs. The second picture (below) is an Old English Game bird. This is one of the most popular fighting chickens. Their muscle tone and body shape is a giveaway to their fighting genetics. The hens lay a creamish brown egg and are the highest producer of eggs of the fighting chicken breeds.

Celebrating Wordless Wednesday!