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Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

All About the Mystic Onyx Breed: A Striking Addition to Any Backyard Flock

If you have been searching for a chicken that turns heads the moment visitors walk up to your run, the Mystic Onyx…

Egg Production

Who’s Laying

One day, on my way to work, I had customer call me at our family pet store and say, “I have all…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

All About the Cream Legbar Breed

It’s that time of year again when some folks are busy holiday shopping and others are already dreaming about spring gardens. Around…

Egg Production

All About the Olive Egger Chicken Breed

When I first started raising backyard chickens, I never gave much thought to egg color. I just pictured wandering out to the…

Advanced Topics

How Eggs Get Their Colors

If you’re deciding on new chickens and what new breeds to add to your flock, egg color is probably one of your…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

The Best Chicken Breeds for Kids

Chickens are a huge part of our family’s life, and honestly, they have become one of the best things we ever did…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

All About the Barred Plymouth Rock Breed

If you are dreaming up your first backyard flock, the Barred Plymouth Rock deserves a spot near the top of your list.…

All About the Barnevelder Chicken Breed

If you have ever scrolled through breed guides dreaming about your next backyard addition, the Barnevelder chicken probably stopped you in your…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Best Chicken Breeds for Kids: Gentle, Friendly Picks for Your Family Flock

Raising chickens can be just as rewarding for children as it is for adults. When you let kids help with daily care,…

Getting Started

All About Easter Egger Chickens: The Rainbow Egg Layers Your Flock Needs

If you have ever dreamed of collecting a basket of blue, green, pink, and olive eggs from your own backyard, then Easter…

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