Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

I saw on the US news that they are having an egg shortage because of the Avian flu. They expect it to last a long time because of the number of...

We have not been able to buy bags of crushed oyster shell for at least a year. I haven't heard any reason why. Is it the same in Ontario?

Sick chick got picked on today. She was the one who was hiding out in the nesting box and keeping out of everyone's way. I didn't see her first thing...

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...

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 ? :-)...

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...