Doc Scott has been featured in the latest edition of Canadian Poultry Magazine. The article highlights Scott’s iChicken eLearning program featuring podcasts and instructional videos found on this site. See the full article here: https://www.canadianpoultrymag.com/business-policy/farm-business/small-poultry-flock-owners-supported-by-new-video-and-podcast-resources-30930
Check out this sneak peek of the footage we shot during the First Seven Days of our most recent flock. I think you’ll agree, Doc Scott’s homestead is a beautiful place to live, love and learn!
What is a quality chick? Even though he’s seen millions of chicks in his lifetime this poster hangs in his coop as quick reminder of what to be checking. Yes, Doc Scott knows it by heart but glancing at it is an easy reminder to be diligent in checking for each of these characteristics. Download …
Doc Scott had an amazing day on farm with the Chicken Farmers of Ontario and we are blown away at the wonderful response! The video is about to have 100,000 views! What a milestone! Share it with your flock today!
The latest installment of our GoPro on a Rooster video series gives us an inside look at the life of a free range chicken. Our rooster went on a foraging adventure; little did he know that his Mrs. was right there beside him to steal his find right out from under his beak! One of …
In my GoPro on a rooster series of videos, we go inside the coop to see how chickens react when humans aren’t around! This video shows the reaction of my birds to seeing the GoPro for the first time on my Brahma rooster. Any thoughts or questions about this video? Let me know in the …
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I recently got a question from Lorraine, a backyard chicken farmer. Lorraine asks: “I am a backyard farmer and want to do free range chickens for meat and eggs. Can I use the mass produced broiler chicks for this? I hate putting my chickens in small cages. How long does it take for the chickens …
I recently built an outside addition to my chicken coops. I’m always learning about my flock, and I learned last summer that I needed to both protect my vegetable garden from my birds and also protect them from the various predators interested in adding chicken to their diets. Allowing my birds to roam free is …
I remember traveling to Cuba on behalf of the Ontario government in the early 1990’s. This was an agriculture mission, working with the Cuban government on strategies for improving poultry, swine and dairy production. The experience was tremendous, as I realized the beauty of the country, the diverse culture, and the respect and appreciation the …
Meet my broiler chickens! Broilers are chickens we raise with the intention of harvesting them for their meat, as opposed to layer chickens, which we raise primarily for the eggs they lay. I raise both categories, and have a coop for each. These broilers are free range, which means they are able to graze and …
