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Before You Begin:

There are literally hundreds of different chicken breeds and varieties! poultryOne offers a brief glimpse at some of the most popular chicken breeds. For a complete overview of chicken breeds, we strongly recommend the following books:

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We’ve had our egg laying chickens for about 8 months. It’s my first experience raising chickens and there has been a lot to learn.

Egg Laying Chickens for Beginners

When we first decided to raise chickens our coop was not yet constructed, but we went ahead and made arrangements to buy a half dozen pullets (young hens) from a nearby farm. Since our farm was not equipped with a space …

If you’re wondering how diverse chickens can be, or how many breeds there are to choose from, then take a look at the extensive list below!

You’ll find a chicken breed list of every type, with a wide variety of plumage, sizes and even colored eggs!

Chickens are generally classed in four categories: meat birds, egg layers, novelty breeds or dual purpose.

These are just of few of the …

The leghorns are a popular chicken breed that are early to mature and are excellent layers of large eggs.

Leghorn Facts: Class: Standard: Mediterranean Bantam: Single Comb, Clean Legged, Rose Comb, Clean Legged

Size: Standard Male: 6 Ibs. / Standard Female: 4.5 Ibs. Bantam Male: 26 oz. / Bantam Female: 22 oz.

Comb, Wattles & Earlobes: Red wattles …

Selecting the appropriate breed for your personal circumstance

Your accomplishment or failure as being a chicken-raiser depends a good deal on your option of breeds.

But even prior to you head towards the nearest farm to produce the buy, you really should very first decide the objective of the operation. Have you been into chicken-raising as being a pastime? Have you been into it to …

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Reasons for Raising Chickens

The most common reasons for raising chickens is for fun (e.g. hobby farms), fresh eggs, fresh poultry meat and for gardening purposes (e.g. chicken manure and fertilizer and weed/pest control).

The reason you’re raising chickens may …

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Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of Part 1 of our guide to building chicken coops, which starts on this chicken coop guide. We’ve previously discussed chicken coop size requirements, the basics of chicken coops, and chicken coop ventilation. If you’ve missed the first part, …

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We are just beginners here, looking for knowledge and health, wanting to start out right. Beginners like us usually choose to use commercial mixed feeds, and supplement with our own blends as we learn more. The many questions that arise can best be answered at the ChickenFeed group at Yahoo!Groups. Please enjoy this website, and post anything and everything that …

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Millions of people throughout North America enjoy raising chickens. The backyard hobby has gained popularity amongst both urban and suburban residents, with major media like the Vancouver Sun and the New York Times publishing in-depth articles on raising backyard chickens. Many …

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Different Chicken Breeds

Rhode Island Red- These breed can be further divided into single comb and rose comb. Chicken of this breed generally weighs from somewhere around six and half pounds to eight and half pounds. The color of their skin is yellow and the color of the shell of the egg is brown. This is a dual-purpose …