Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Selecting the Best Chicken Breeds for Your Backyard
For those who are aspiring to be chicken raisers at home, you’ll surely be delighted to know that there are various chicken breeds to pick from. You can pick according to your preference and depending also to one’s demands.
There are actually hundreds of domesticated roosters across the globe. Some breeds are even have well-developed features and behaviors due to the cross-breeding course of action which involves selected types of breeds. And the birds’ adaptation to its environment also affects its well-being.
Factors that distinguish one breed from the other are the size, plumage color, comb type, color of skin,… Continue reading
Different Breeds of Chickens – What Are the Popular Chicken Breeds Popularly Used As Pets? : chicken breeds
“Chicken” and “pets” could be an odd couple for many of us for “chicken'” and “food” should be a better match. But a growing number of people are seeing chicken in a different light, as loyal companions and something to nurture and being taken care of as pets. There are certain different breeds of chickens which are becoming popular as pets nowadays because of the aesthetic and friendly qualities they evoke, quite apart from the gustatory senses we are all familiar with. For all intents and purposes, here are the different breeds of chickens popularly used as pets.
Jersey Giant… Continue reading
Best chicken breeds – Picking the Right Breed for Your Needs : chicken breeds
There are a wide variety of chicken breeds that one has to choose from when they first begin a chicken farm or decide to keep a chicken as a pet. Chickens have been domesticated for hundreds of years and this has resulted in several hundred chicken breeds.
Just as with most animals, different breeds have different characteristics so it is important to know what you are looking for as well as what breed of chicken will work best in your particular situation.
By doing a bit of research one can determine the best chicken breed for them.
One of the… Continue reading
Chicken Coop Hen House – Single Or Dual Purpose Breeds in Your Chicken Coop Hen House?
Have you thought about which breed would be best for you and your family?
Some chickens are feisty and some are very mild! It’s important to determine what you are looking for before you build your chicken coop hen house. Following is a quick breakdown of some of the most common chicken breeds and their particular personality traits.
Single Purpose (Egg-Laying) Chickens – Most Common
Leghorn – white eggs, cold-hardy but combs subject to frostbite, good confined or free-range, gentle, active, tend to be noisy
Rhode Island Reds – rich brown eggs, cold-hardy and combs subject to frostbite, good confined… Continue reading
What Are The Best Chicken Breeds? : chicken breeds
There are literally hundreds of chicken breeds to choose from when you decide to raise and keep chickens. We are going to break them down into the best breeds to work with based on their purpose.
Chickens have three purposes, ornamentals or pets, meat, and egg production.
Best 3 Chickens for Pets
These chickens are chosen for their docile nature, friendliness with children, and beauty.
Cochin: These chickens come in standard and bantam sizes. They are bred for a wide variety of colors and splash patterns, with fluffy feathers down to their toes. The tail feathers are droopy, with a… Continue reading
Different Breeds Chickens – Breeds Of Chickens Start With Purpose
If you want to explore different breeds, chickens provide that opportunity. There are literally hundreds of different chicken breeds out there. Each area of the world tends to have breeds specific to that area. Selecting breeds often involves determining what you want to do with the animal. Over the past few millennia, breeding has developed certain characteristics. Some chickens make the best eggs while others provide the best eating meat. Some have good meat flavor while producing quality eggs. Some are just for show. Others originally started as game birds used in cockfighting. A common show bird is the Cochin.… Continue reading
Chicken Breeds Used As Pets
We see chickens as sources of food, they provide us with eggs and meat and thats how we see them. But then they can also be good companions for us, a good way to learn responsibility and how to care for an animal. Having chickens as pets is becoming very popular these days and if you are considering to start having one, you can choose from the list below of breeds that are most commonly used by chicken owners.
Jersey Giant
This breed is huge and is a good egg layer. They are tame which makes them good to have… Continue reading