Volume 1 Number 4 - August/September, 2006 issue of Backyard Poultry magazine. Dedicated to more and better small-flock poultry.

Volume 1 Number 4
August/September, 2006

Photo by Donna Clawson, Seattle, Washington. Donna sent several stunning photographs of her birds and the judges said they had a hard time choosing the cover from the many summery choices. Donna tells us that Scratch is a Sicilian Buttercup that lives with her in Seattle Washington.
See page 24 for photo contest details.


Letters to the Editor	8

Feed:
Making Your Own Poultry Feed	15

Make an Inexpensive Poultry Feeder	20

"Triple-Barrel" Maytag Chicken Feed Grinder	21

Backyard Poultry Photo Contest	24

Health:
Fire Ants in the Poultry House	23

The Answer Man	28

Gut Friendly Bacteria in Poultry	32

Breeds:
The Glorious & Mystical Peacock	34

The Peacock Man: Then & Now	35

Game Bantam Birds	58

Financial Opportunities:
Poultry Profits at Far Out Farms	37

The Whole Chicken:
Culling Poultry	41

Homestead Poultry Butchering	43

Make Your Own Feather Pillows: Save the Feathers When Butchering	50

Recipes:
Meal Preparation in Bulk & Some Great Recipes, Too	52

Your Voice:
NAIS: Feds Outlaw Buying/Selling Unless Your Beasts Receive Mark/Number	54

Youth:
A Young Man Shares His Poultry Knowledge	59

Bathe Chickens? Why Would I Do That?	60

Community:
Chicks and the City: How Hens Helped Build a Community in the Heart of the Urban South	63

Breeder's Directory	66

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