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Classic American Chicken Breeds
It’s fun to consider adding some American chicken breeds to your backyard. These breeds are the backbone of a hardy, productive flock.
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Blue and Black Australorp Chicken: A Prolific Egg Layer
Black Australorps are beautiful additions to a backyard flock. These are prolific egg layers! Their black feathers become iridescent in the sun reflecting stunning blues and greens.
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Red, White, and Blue Chicken Breeds
Patriotic chickens for a flock is totally something attainable. If you think this would be a great idea, too, here is a list of some chicken breeds by color.
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All About Ancona Ducks
The Ancona duck was developed in Great Britain during the early 20th century and it is similar to a Magpie duck.
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Blue Andalusian Chicken: Everything Worth Knowing
Add to Favorites Breed Spotlight: Blue Andalusian Chicken Origin: Blue Andalusian chickens are credited with being natives of Andalusia, a province in Spain. They originated from crossing a black fowl with …
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Common Poultry Abbreviations
New to the world of raising backyard poultry? Here’s some common abbreviations used to refer to various parts of poultry raising.
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A Touch of Dutch in Welsummer Chickens
Welsummer chickens originated along the river Ysel in Holland and were introduced to an international audience for the first time in 1921 at the World Poultry Congress in Hague, Holland.
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Coolest Coops 2018 — Blessings Chook Castle Coop
Add to Favorites By Joanna Blessings, Pennsylvania This charming palace is more than just a safe haven from predators, it’s a little place to call home for our backyard feathered …
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Ask the Expert — December 2018/January 2019
Add to Favorites Washing Eggs Before Boiling How do you handle eggs if you want to hard boil them? I usually wash in 90 degree water and put them in …
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Ask the Expert — Spring e-edition 2017
Add to Favorites Picky Chickens Any suggestions on how to get picky chickens to eat anything other than fresh fruit and scratch grain? They will sometimes eat a LITTLE “all …
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