chicken breeds

The Best Chicken Breeds for Your Needs

Once you know why you want to keep chickens, it can be fun to learn about the different breeds and what they are known for.

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Selective Breeding in Backyard Flocks

Traci DeLore helps you navigate selective breeding in your flock. With a little effort, you can breed preferred traits into your flock.

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Small and Useful Bantam Chickens

Bantam chickens are the introduction to chickens for a lot of people. They aren’t a breed, but an entire set of chicken breeds.

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Broody Chicken Breeds: An Undervalued Trait
October 18, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Find broody chicken breeds to hatch chicks for you and discover how to “break” an unwanted brooding hen.

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A Guide to Heat-Tolerant and Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds
February 16, 2021 · · Chickens 101

It’s important to choose the correct breed for your location, whether that be a cold-hardy chicken or a heat-tolerant chicken breed. Because let’s face it, the weather plays an important part in our lives.

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Delightful Gold and Silver Sebright Bantam Chickens
March 14, 2019 · · Chickens 101

Get to know the beautiful and dainty gold and silver Sebright bantam chickens. Join the effort to keep this unique heritage chicken breed alive.

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