Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Happy New Year !!!
Wonder what the year of the Rabbit brings ?
I was born in year of the Dog, wonder if that's what makes me a dog person ? :-)...

This is going to be a rant !!!

In the Seventies, when Horrowsmith Magazine started publishing and I had 3 growing boys to feed, it made me delve...

It has been a very sad weekend here when we learnt of the passing of Gerald Donnelly.
Here is a link to a tribute from John Joynt.
Without Gerald...

Good morning all you brave survivors ;)
Happy Thanksgiving to all, was a bit worried last night , since it sounded like the coyotes were fighting...

Just wondering if anyone know what you end up with if you have both ccl / opal hens covered by a ccl rooster? Are the chicks a blend or do they still...

Finally got the weasel only got three chickens this time got rid of my pigeons cause he was cleaning me out thinking she might go away but not turned...

My local feed store has 3 lb bags of mixed grains with mealworms and black soldier fly larvae from Croque En Bec in Quebec, so I decided to try it....

So I gave a broody hen some chicks in June, and I sectioned them off in a shelf in my coop. She was very good to them, and I decided to open the...

There are some chicken care video links at the bottom of the article.

We had to say goodbye to our chicken Penelope last night. DH went down at around 7 pm with some garden treats to check on everyone. She was okay at...

Today, DH found a surprise in the grass.... because he nearly stepped on it as he was headed to the vehicle he needed to use.

FYI

I met a friend for coffee at a rural restaurant yesterday and, when we returned to our cars, she noticed two chickens walking towards us in the...

Anybody know a smart phone repair person . My lawnmower didn’t like it & spit it out 😭

“Few people know that the commercial turkeys served at Thanksgiving descended from Mexico, where they were discovered during the Spanish Conquest and...

An easy quick read!

Once upon a time I was part of a wonderful team that started a forum on a topic with which we were all very passionate. We quickly had a group of...

I have been signing up for some free Zoom presentations. There are lots to choose from online. Here is a link for some free Zoom presentations about...

Is there a particular reason why some egg membranes are thick/tough? Like when you crack an egg and it doesn't tear the membrane? Is it because of...