Pretty chicken breeds

If you are looking to diversify your backyard chicken flock, you have to see these beautiful black and white chicken breeds first!

Thankfully, chickens have a pretty good sense of what is safe, but there are some tempting plants (and human foods!) that should never be offered to your flock.

Best of the Beautiful Bird Breeds There are sooooo many chicken breeds in the world... there are sooooo many BEAUTIFUL chicken breeds in the world! Hundreds and hundreds of chicken breeds exist, did you know there are over 500 breeds?! But...

People love to breed animals with extreme characteristics, but what does this mean for chickens? Take a gander at some genuinely funny-looking chickens.

Blue chicken breeds are one of the favorites of poultry raisers. I love these chickens with blue feathers. These dark blue chickens will

Several chicken breeds are good choices for home flocks. Choose from features like hardiness, friendliness, easy keeping, and egg color.

The Barnevelder chicken are known for the dark chocolate brown eggs they produce and are considered a rare breed in the United States which makes them highly desirable. They are very personable and make great pet chickens. They are also good mothers and are very attentive to their chicks. You can expect your Barnevelder to lay around 3-4 eggs a week even in the winter months.

Fluffy chicken breeds are absolutely adorable, and add a little something extra to you chicken coop. This article is written by Rea Yoh, a freelance writer who grew up in rural Illinois, raising backyard chickens.

If you live in the extreme cold climates, choosing cold hardy breeds is a good idea.