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11 safety tips for handling backyard chickens
Safe handling practices with backyard chickens are the key to avoiding Salmonella infection, which may cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.
Fall webworms aren’t really cause for alarm
Roger Patterson of southwestern Pennsylvania, writes, “Late this summer I have noticed what appear to be tent caterpillar tents in my lilac bushes. I’m fairly certain these are not the tent caterpillars we normally get in the spring. “These late summer munchers are white and hairy. Their tents are similar, and they seem to kill
Livestock get a new lease on life
Pa. farm helped rescue chickens trapped in Buckeye Egg facility after September tornado.
Little known virus carried by bean leaf beetles causing new soybean losses
The bean pod mottle virus, seen throughout the Midwest last year, is a little-known virus spread by a familiar insect – the bean leaf beetle. It causes reduction in seed quality and yield.
Deermice link plants to predators
When I checked my nest boxes this week, about half were still occupied — by mice. When I gently probed the mass of dried leaves with a stick, it was only a moment before I had a mouse running down my leg. Deermice and white-footed mice commonly use nest boxes intended for cavity-nesting birds, and
Ohio Fresh Eggs marks new beginning at Buckeye Egg
Anton Pohlmann ‘has his hand in nothing,’ says Ohio Fresh Eggs owner Don Hershey.
ODA files appeal to stop Ohio Fresh Eggs from getting permits back
By Andrea Zippay SALEM, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture continues its fight with Ohio Fresh Eggs, this time filing a court appeal to keep the farm from getting its permits back.
Monarch butterfly counts up, bird count begins
It’s time to plan for the Great Backyard Bird Count, running Feb. 15-18. The GBBC allows volunteers to take a snapshot of global bird populations.
Avian influenza reaches Michigan and Delaware
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a non-commercial backyard flock (nonpoultry) in Michigan and a commercial poultry flock in Delaware.
Buckeye Egg cited again in new episodes
The State of Ohio has gone to court with another round of contempt charges against Buckeye Egg for discharge violations, and is asking for jail time and penalties.
