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Growing Your Flock

Rare Chicken Breeds to Add to Your Flock

It is chick season, and whether you are expanding an established coop or simply dreaming about new feathered friends, now is the…

Wyandotte Chickens: A Complete Guide to America’s Cold-Hardy Beauty

Few backyard breeds turn heads quite like Wyandotte chickens. With their richly laced feathers, rounded bodies, and easygoing confidence, these birds have…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

All About the Turken: The Naked Neck Chicken Breed

Few chickens turn heads quite like the Turken. With its bare, featherless neck and one of the most misunderstood names in the…

Egg Production

Which Chickens Lay Green Eggs?

Green Egg Laying Chickens: Colorful Breeds for a Beautiful Backyard Egg Basket When I first started raising backyard chickens, I didn’t even…

All About the Sapphire Gem Chicken: Color, Eggs, and Temperament

With more than 1,600 chicken breeds recognized around the world, it takes something special to stand out. The Sapphire Gem manages it…

All About the Black Australorp: A Gentle, Record-Setting Layer

If you want a backyard hen that is as sweet-natured as she is productive, the Black Australorp belongs at the top of…

Getting Started

How Long Do Chickens Live? A Guide to Chicken Lifespan

If you keep backyard chickens, or you are thinking about it, one of the first questions that comes to mind is a…

All About the Sapphire Splash Chicken: Color, Eggs, and Temperament

Today’s breed is one many backyard keepers have never heard of, and that is a shame, because the Sapphire Splash is a…

All About the Dominique Breed: America’s Oldest Chicken

At first glance, you might mistake a Dominique for a Barred Rock. The two breeds share the same handsome black and white…

Getting Started

All About the Rhode Island Red Chicken: Eggs, Traits, and Care

Most of us grew up with the story of the Little Red Hen and her lesson that hard work pays off. It…

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