Learn How To Raise Your Own Chickens
Chicken Coop Plans ? Picking the Right Breed for Your Coop
When you’ve finally decided that you are going to build a chicken coop, have you thought about what breed of chickens you are going to raise? I know that I didn’t when I first started. I thought “A chicken is a chicken right?” WRONG! I did not realize that creating chicken coop plans is not just about the building itself but the chickens you are planning to raise. There are so many different kinds of chickens you could raise, and all have a different purpose. That is why when you first decide to raise chickens it is important to know… Continue reading
Raising Chickens – How to Choose the Right Breed of Chicken For Your Backyard Flock
If you have made the decision to raise chickens, you will find your experience much more enjoyable by selecting the right breed of chicken for you. Your choice of chicken will largely depend on your living conditions, yard space and the type of egg you prefer.
If you are unsure of what characteristics to look for when purchasing your backyard flock, you can narrow down your search by answering these simple questions:
Do you require especially docile chickens?
Not all chickens make good pets. Some breeds and individual birds are more aggressive than others so this question is particularly important… 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
The Bantam breed of chicken
The Bantam variety of chicken is a small chicken and the name comes originally from the city of Bantam. Bantams are popular birds because they are small and come in a wide variety of colours. The Bantam can also be kept in smaller gardens, making them popular with the hobbyist or someone just starting out. Bantams are used for their eggs although their eggs are only about half the size of other breeds.
Bantams are known for their personalities and many describe them as having a more varied personality than other chickens. They also make fearsome mothers and are… Continue reading
Oldest Known Breed of Chicken
It will always be beneficial to a home owner if he or she has a backyard chicken raising. Beside extra source of food and income, raising chickens can be enjoyable. Before engaging in the actual raising activity it is better to know what breed of chicken you are interested to raise. In this article I will be focusing on the oldest chicken breed known today and hopefully this article will help the homeowner in selecting their breed.
The oldest and the ancient chicken breed known today are called Dorking. This breed origin is traced back in Italy in the time… Continue reading
Raising a Chicken Breed – Which to Choose
There are many chicken species that you can raise. You will want to choose a chicken species depending on the type you want to raise. There are many chickens that look healthy but they have a diminished egg laying capacity. Others may give a lot of eggs each day. So, choosing a chicken breed to raise is a matter of what you want to do with it.
Nevertheless, before choosing a breed, you need to be aware of a few things. You must take into considerations a lot of things. First of all, the space you provide them. Do you… Continue reading
Tallest Breed of Chicken
The chicken has a wide variety of breed. If you intend to raise such fowls it will be better to look for the right breed that will suits your interest and ability to domesticate. In this article I will be focusing in some tallest breed of chicken.
The first to be considered as the tallest breed of chicken goes to the breed known as Malay. The rooster of this breed grows up to 3ft. (90cm). This breed is very rare and been classified as critical species in its status of conservation. Malay is an old breed whose origin is trace… Continue reading