Breeding for Egg Color
Blue eggs, olive eggs, mint eggs, and deep green shades all come from specific genetic combinations. Learn how Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers are bred to create colorful egg baskets and why no two hens are exactly alike.
Heritage Chickens, Modern Broilers, and the Lost Middle Ground of Poultry Flavor
Why does heritage chicken taste richer than store-bought chicken? This article explores the science behind muscle fibers, connective tissue, pasture raising, broth quality, and the unique middle ground occupied by Bresse poultry.
Silkie Chickens: A Genetic Outlier in Poultry
Silkie chickens are more than just a fluffy novelty. This guide breaks down their history, standard colors, and real-world traits so you can decide if they belong in your breeding program or backyard flock.
Not All Eggs Are Created Equal: Egg Selection for Hatching
Selecting eggs for incubating is an important task for success
The 10 Biggest Mistakes New Chicken Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
New to chickens? Learn the 10 biggest mistakes beginners make—and how to avoid them with simple systems that improve flock health, egg production, and daily management.
Frozen Quail Feeders: Humane Culling, Markets, Packaging & Shipping
Explore humane quail culling, frozen-feeder markets, safe packaging, storage, and shipping considerations with practical insight from an experienced quail producer.
Celadon Quail Eggs: The Genetics Behind True Blue Coturnix Eggs
Learn how the celadon gene produces true blue Coturnix quail eggs, why egg color alone cannot confirm genetics, and how breeders can build a reliable celadon line.
Poultry Pro App: Using Data to Breed Better Chickens and Quail
Discover how the Poultry Pro app helps chicken and quail breeders organize flock records, track pedigrees, compare results, and make better breeding decisions with real data.
Why Coturnix Quail Make Sense: Quail Mania II and Sustainable Small-Flock Poultry
Discover why Coturnix quail fit small farms and homesteads, from space-efficient egg and meat production to faster breeding progress and practical flock planning.
Veterinarian Tips on Managing Worms in Chickens, turkeys and quail
What to look for in chickens for worms
QuailOS can be your new farm management system
A practical look at QuailOS, a farm-management system built to help quail breeders track birds, breeding, production, and day-to-day flock records.
How to Select a Chicken Breed and Breeder
Helping you decide on a breed and a breeder is the foundation of chicken keeping
How Farmers Manage It All: Time-Saving Systems for chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail, goats and pigs!
Time Management for farmers is a real thing, there is always something to do or fix or feed or watch. Get some tips and tricks from he Poultry Nerds
Chicken DNA Testing with Knights Poultry and Lab: Sexing, Genetics, and Breeding Insights
DNA testing for chickens, silkies, ducks and emus is more useful than i ever imagined! Find out why with Brittany from Knights