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There are many breeds of chickens from tiny to large, flashy to plain, and with a variety of colors in their eggs to choose from. You might be interested in some adorable bantam chickens, or maybe some regal Auracana hens for your coop.

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Contrary to popular belief there are a variety of breeds to choose from when you decide to raise your own chickens. Though a hen may seem healthy their egg laying capacity may be low while other hens can produce eggs daily. Before deciding which you should raise you should ask yourself a few determining questions.

First you need to take into consideration the area you live. Do you have a large …

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The updated article includes even more information on the basics of feeding chickens.

One common question on our poultry message boards concerns feeding chickens. Many of our members also wonder about feeding geese and feeding ducks. For example, one member wrote:

“Should I feed my chickens feed …

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 …

A comb is defined as a fleshy protuberance on top of the head of a fowl, larger on the male of a fowl, larger on the male than the female. The American Poultry Association recognizes several forms or shapes of combs including buttercup, cushion, pea, rose, single, strawberry, v-shaped, and walnut. There are actually two different forms of rose comb.

Combs are often a distinguishing …

You’re ready for your new flock of hens: you have the coop, feeder and waterer and the chicks are on order. But what do you use for litter on the floor of the chicken coop? Pine shavings, hay, straw, or what? How often do you have to clean it out? And, for urban and suburban homesteaders especially, is it going to smell?

The deep litter method is one sustainable method of managing chicken …

You can change feed to meat more quickly and more efficiently on a broiler chicken than anything else you could raise. It takes from six to eight weeks and usually doesn’t take but a few pounds of feed. If you were trying to raise a hog or a cow or most anything else it would require more expense: naturally it would be larger in size but for the most part a broiler chicken is not expensive to …

Chicks, no kidding, come in a box via the US Postal Service. This box held, with ample room, 26 chicks from the Murray McMurray Hatchery. You can also buy chicks from your local farm store, like Agway, but we’ve found that there is a limited selection there, and the chicks are expensive. However, the hatcheries …

1) Chickens are social animals and they have a very complex structure to their hierarchy. A chick that is by itself will stress- you should always try to buy chicks in multiples- any number is better than a lone chick.

2) It’s not necessary to have access to grass, however just bear in mind that they’ll probably need their toenails trimmed every so often if they can’t wear theirs down …