Different breeds of chickens

What is the best chicken breed? That depends on your goals and your space. Continue reading for the 20 most popular chicken breeds.

Learn about the different types of chickens. Find out which chickens are the best for eggs, for meat, and how they got to be domesticated

So you want to have your own egg laying chickens? Let me warn you now, chickens are the gateway animal to homesteading. Chickens a...

My dear husband, Jim, has agreed to build me a chicken coop for my birthday; which is coming up very soon on April 12. Meanwhile, I have been gathering information about chickens so I can start off running instead of making some stupid mistakes with my first flock of sweet little chickens. This blog will be lots of chicken information amassed over several weeks. I have also ordered the pictured book for reference: An inspiringly clean chicken coop Here at Sunset, we solve the problem of the…

Cochin chickens are one of the friendliest chicken breeds, and with all those fluffy feathers, what's not to love? When you're keeping chickens with kids, friendliness matters! My little ones always want to snuggle and

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The Buff Orpington is a delightful chicken perfect for children or beginners. A favorite among backyard chicken keepers, these large dual-purpose breeds are excellent egg layers while being equally suitable for the table. Quick to mature, hardy, and friendly, they are easy to keep and fun to have around.

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History Silkies are a unique breed of chicken, thought to have originated in China or Southeast Asia. The first recorded history of Silkies occurs in Marco Polo’s writings about his travels to Asia in the 13th century, in which he describes chickens with fur-like plumage black skin. Silkies were admitted into the Standard of Perfection […]