Black chicks

🐥Egg Tooth🐥 Did you know that as chicks form in the shell they create a special extra piece on the end of their beak called an egg tooth? This day old Ayam Cemani chick is modeling it perfectly. The egg tooth helps them in the long journey out of the egg and falls off naturally

Yesterday I told you all about the new breed of chicks I got, now today you get to see for yourself that they do indeed exist (in case the video didn't convince you). I

The Lambourghini of poultry has just pulled into the driveway, and its name is Ayam Cemani. This mesmerizing bird is a rare species of chicken from Indonesia, and its all-black appearance has made it one of the most exotic and mysterious breeds in the world.

We have been enjoying the baby chicks. These chicks are getting handled a lot. I hope this means that they will be tame adult hens. Our first chickens were very tame because the boys spent a lot of time with...

Looking for an ideal backyard chicken? The Columbian Wyandotte is a perfect choice. Visually appealing and also quite hardy.

The Ayam Cemani chicken is the “Lamborghini” of the backyard poultry world. What is it about this breed that makes it so rare and pricey?

A resource for chicken keepers- a state by state listing of local avian veterinarians/chicken vets that care for backyard chickens in the US.

Fancy chickens are so much fun to add to your backyard flock. A pair or two of these unusual breeds can not only make for quite the conversation starter but can be visually stunning and add some quirkiness to your flock. Most of these fancy chicken breeds will be at home in any flock or

Silver Laced Polish chickens are a beautiful variety of the breed that first made its way to the United States in the 1800s. The Polish are very friendly, calm, chickens that do great in confinement. Order some chicks today, you will fall in love with this ornamental breed.