The California Tan chicken is among the hybrid breeds that make excellent backyard chickens. This breed is easy to keep and maintain and best of all, it’s a prolific egg layer if you’re looking to raise a medium-sized flock that will produce loads of eggs. Now, you may have heard of the California White, which …
Yes, chickens do pee. If you’re raising a flock of chickens for the first time, learning all things chickens is important if you want to familiarize yourself with these docile birds. Some of the interesting things you need to learn are what chickens eat, how to keep them healthy, how to improve their production, and …
If you’re planning to start a backyard chicken farm, then the Rhodebar chicken is among the breeds you should consider. In fact, most poultry experts recommend first-timers to pick this breed due to its low maintenance requirements. This breed is also calm and docile making it ideal for backyards with other docile birds. But, other …
Now, crested chickens come by many names. While some refer to them as chickens with mohawks, others call them chickens with afros. The fancy tuft of feathers above their heads makes them stunning and eye-catching. Combining their crests with brightly colored plumage makes these chickens a favorite choice to most farmers and enthusiast chicken breeders. …
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Are you an enthusiast poultry farmer that’s looking to invest or venture into the eggs business? Well, in this regard, you need to find a prolific egg layer that’s capable of producing hundreds of eggs each year. One of the chickens you can count on for this endeavor is the Amberlink chicken. Now, someone must …
If you’re planning to start a backyard chicken farm, then you need to start by understanding the different types of chicken breeds that are available, the cost of building a coop, and the specifications of each breed such as productivity, expenses, growth, and lifespan. Speaking of lifespan, you need to ask yourself one important question—how …
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While some chicken breeds are considered rare, others are considered rarer. One such breed is the Swedish Orust chicken, which sits on the “Near Threatened” side of the bar. This breed originated on the remote Islands of Orust and Tjörn. This bird survived on the rocky shores of these Islands and was commonly raised by …
So, how many legs does a chicken have? Well, if you’re new to chicken anatomy, this is one question that’s likely to raise a debate. While some people believe chickens have two legs, others argue they’re four. Technically, chickens have two legs, two wings, and four toes on each leg. Those that argue the total …
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The Barbezieux chicken is a breed that nearly got extinct after the Second World War. Was it not for a small group of farmers that managed to restore it, this breed could have gone straight into extinction? Today, this breed is raised under very strict measures such as giving it enough space, enough open air, …
Now, the term mosaic means collecting and putting small colored pieces together to form an image with regular or irregular patterns. That’s what makes the Mosaic chicken a rare and interesting bird. The reason why it’s named Mosaic is that it’s an offspring or a result of combining several different chicken breeds. The result is …