chicken-breeds
Getting to Know Olive Egger Chickens
Olive Egger chickens are not a breed, per se, but a cross of two breeds — usually a blue egg layer and a dark brown egg layer.
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Top 10 Best Chickens for Eggs
If you’re in the business of selling eggs, it’s important to have the best chickens for eggs. Whether they’re green, brown or white, those eggs are the commodity you’re selling so they’ve got to be top-notch and plentiful.
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Breed Profile: Cornish Chicken
The Cornish chicken is a heritage breed, in contrast to the hybrids used for “Cornish hen,” Cornish Rock and commercial broiler products. This slow-growing bird maintains natural breeding and foraging abilities.
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All About Orpington Chickens
1886, Black Orpington, County Kent, England, from a Black Langshan-Black Minorca-Black Plymouth Rock cross.
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Picking Show Chicken Breeds For Beginners
I suggest picking a general body type, going to a good-sized poultry show and seeing what piques your interest in the for sale cages. Being flexible is key, especially for your first time out.
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How to Start Raising Chickens For Eggs
Getting chickens for eggs is often the first step toward starting a homestead because you’re not eating the chickens — just their eggs.
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Top 10 Questions and Answers About Backyard Chickens
It’s getting easier for people outside the backyard poultry community to understand why so many of us choose to dedicate a portion of our lives to raising and caring for backyard chickens. I don’t get the same reaction I used to from suburbanites when they find out I raise backyard chickens through casual conversation.
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Can I Keep Different Chicken Breeds Together? — Chickens in a Minute Video
Join Backyard Poultry magazine in our video series, Chickens in a Minute, as we answer frequently asked questions about how to raise a healthy backyard chicken flock.
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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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How a Broody Hen Hatches Chicks
Modern breeding has pretty much eliminated broodiness in most large fowl breeds, although there still may be one or two within a flock that have retained those mothering instincts.
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