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Breeding Chickens for Egg and Meat Production

September 10, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Let’s face it. Few of us raise poultry in our backyards because there is some great financial advantage in doing so. Some of us do it because of fascination.

How to Start Raising Chickens For Eggs

August 23, 2020 · Lisa Steele · Chickens 101, Kids' Corner

More and more people, in both rural and urban areas, are starting to raise chickens. Raising chickens for eggs is a great family project and an easy way to be more self-sustainable.

3 of The Best Dual-Purpose Chicken Breeds

July 22, 2020 · Rhonda Crank · Chickens 101

The best dual-purpose chicken breeds are important on the homestead because they produce both meat and eggs. Breed choice is one of those topics that every chicken keeper has definite feelings about.

Cock-A-Doodle … Don’t?

July 18, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

Rooster’s rock! They are beautiful, majestic, and handsome gents, and I love them … well, some of them.

The Best Rooster Breed for Your Flock

July 16, 2020 · Jeremy Chartier · Chickens 101

On the hunt for the best rooster breed for your flock? There’s plenty to choose from, but which breed will work best for you?

How to Avoid Chicken Feed Storage Mistakes

July 12, 2020 · Jeremy Chartier · Feed & Health

Chicken feed storage is not something that many of us put much thought into. We’re usually more concerned about coop design, predator control, and keeping our birds healthy.

Buckeye Chickens: An All-American Breed

July 4, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

No chicken breed is perfect, but many Buckeye chicken breeders figure they have come close enough with their breed. Breeders extol the virtues of vigor, resilience and disease resistance in a brown egg layer that grows to a solid size.