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Ask the Experts April/ May 2025
Audra Trosper answers your poultry questions about scaly leg mites and the best heritage breeds for meat.
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Breed Profile: Java Chicken
The Java chicken has origins in Southeast Asia and became the foundation of American poultry in the 1800s. This heritage breed is worthy of conservation for its hardy, dual-purpose qualities.
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Breed Profile: Appenzeller Spitzhauben Chicken
What Are Appenzeller Spitzhauben Chickens? Not only are they unique and endangered heritage breed Swiss poultry, with striking colors and crest, they are adapted to tough, cold mountain conditions.
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Breed Profile: Campine Chicken
The Campine chicken is a beautiful and thrifty egg layer, descended from an ancient line of heritage chickens from Belgium.
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Raising Meat Chickens: 4 Lessons Learned
Learn 4 lessons for raising meat chickens from an experienced farmer including keeping your chickens humanely and organically.
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Breed Profile: Sicilian Buttercup Chickens
Sicilian Buttercup chickens are a rare heritage breed with unique comb shape and coloring, and excellent foraging skills for free-range homesteads.
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Breed Profile: Ancona Chicken
The Ancona chicken is an endangered heritage breed from Italy. Once a popular layer, the Ancona hen continues to be hardy and productive.
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Andalusian Chickens and The Poultry Royalty of Spain
Andalusian chickens, Black Spanish chickens, and Minorca chickens all have a long and gloried history as the poultry royalty of Spain.
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Breed Profile: Russian Orloff Chicken
The Russian Orloff chicken is a hardy dual-purpose breed of Russian heritage chicken developed in the 18th century for beauty and utility. Once mature, they are extremely cold-tolerant.
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Does it Matter if You Raise Heritage Chicken Breeds or Hybrids?
What are heritage chicken breeds? You may be asking this question if you start looking at different breeds of chickens to start a backyard flock.
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