Ameraucana chickens are a breed of chicken that are known for their egg-laying ability and their colorful appearance. They are considered to be good layers, with the potential to lay around 200 ...

As you plan your chicken flock, you, like many others, might want to get chickens that lay different colored eggs. We’re all used to the white and brown eggs you can buy at the grocery store. But did ...

This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

Photo: Comaniciu Dan/Shutterstock. Some chicken farmers don't want to skimping on either number of eggs or quality of meat. Any hen is capable of laying eggs or providing meat, but several breeds ...

Cold climate: Silkies. Silkies aren’t great at laying eggs (you can expect fewer than 100 a year), but they’re pretty chickens, with gorgeous feathers and a wide range of colorings.

The first thing you should take into consideration is whether you want laying chickens, meat chickens, a combination or just a hobby breed. Once you figure that out, you will have a good place to ...

These breeds are fairly large, hardy, decent to good layers, and will supply you with both eggs and meat, though not as efficiently as industrial single-purpose lines.

The Hamburg chicken is a popular breed of domestic chicken that is known for its unique appearance and personality. These birds are small, agile, and active, with a distinctive V-shaped comb and a ...

Alright, you've done it. You've finally made the decision to start raising pet chickens. A fence has gone up, and maybe you've got yourself a coop. Now, it's all about heading out and picking up ...

Many heritage cattle and chicken breeds work well as homestead livestock. Look through this list to find out if these heritage breeds of egg layers, meat birds, dairy cows and beef cattle could ...

Their population is about 500,000. The major broiler breeders in Kenya are Cobb-500, Arbo Acres, Hubbard and Ross 308 while the layer breeder stocks are ISA Brown, Hy-line, Lohmann and Shaver.