Poultry
Technically, poultry doesn’t count as livestock in farming terms – but anyone who’s kept hens will tell you they can sure be lively! Whether you’re planning to keep a few hens for eggs or raise some birds for the table (or both), check out our guides to get you started. You won’t regret it (unless you like a very tidy garden).
Guides & articles:
Further Reading
Incubation: A Guide to Hatching and Rearing Katie Thear | Chicken Manual: The Complete Step-by-step Guide to Keeping Chickens Laurence Beeken | Backyard Poultry Keeping J.C.Jeremy Hobson | Know Your Chickens Jack Byard | Reinventing the Chicken Coop Matthew Wolpe |
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