Salmonella, how to avoid exposure when cooking eggs and the Start Clean Stay Clean Program What is Salmonella? Salmonella is a type of bacteria and is one of the most common causes of food poisoning worldwide. There are over 2,000 different types of salmonella. Salmonella bacteria are found naturally in…

The Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) are supporters and partners of the Heritage Chicken Program. They enrich the program by sharing biosecurity and egg handling expertise, financial support and by providing access to an enormous wealth of poultry based information and resources. One EFA resource in particular is especially useful…

Last newsletter we featured a rogues gallery of roosters - this time I would like to showcase the hens. We have approximately 70 hens in each pen along with about 7 roosters which creates a nice balance. They lay their eggs in nesting boxes and have room to perch, fluff,…