Chickens Breeds

Discover amazing chicken breeds

From Araucana to Wyandotte Chicken breeds. We’ve compiled the best breeds for egg laying, heritage breeds, meat breeds, and exotic breeds.
This directory will highlight pretty much any chicken breed you can think of!

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Discover The Perfect Chicken Breed For Your Family!

Click on the category of bird you’d like to learn more about to see a full list of articles.

Blue Australorp chickens are great dual purpose hens
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8 Super Star Chickens That Lay 300 Eggs a Year!

Several chicken breeds lay all year long- even in the dark of winter! Find out which breeds will keep you in eggs all year.

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30+ Dual Purpose Chickens

These chicken breeds lay a lot of eggs and fatten nicely so you can have both meat and eggs on your homestead!

Dominique Chicken Are ideal dual purpose hens
Black Silkie chickens are beautiful
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10 Exotic and Beautiful Chicken Breeds

These chicken breeds turn heads because of their lovely beauty. Unique and lovely, these breeds are great conversation starters.

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Calm Breeds for Kids

Calm and mellow chicken breeds that make great pets for kids. With these breeds you won’t have to worry about roosters attacking your children.

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Chicken Breed Articles

Welcome to our comprehensive directory of chicken breeds, where poultry enthusiasts and farmers alike can explore the incredible diversity of the avian world. This category page serves as your gateway to discovering hundreds of chicken breeds, each with its own unique characteristics, history, and purpose.

From the majestic Orpington, known for its fluffy plumage and friendly nature, to the hardy Rhode Island Red, celebrated for its robust egg-laying capabilities, our collection spans the globe to bring you detailed articles on each breed. Whether you’re interested in enhancing your backyard flock, delving into the specifics of heritage breeds, or simply curious about the various types of chickens that roam the earth, you’ll find invaluable information here.

Dive into our articles to learn about the appearance, temperament, and utility of each breed, alongside fascinating insights into their origins and how they fit into the tapestry of poultry farming and hobbyist rearing. Let your journey into the world of chickens begin here!

Empordanesa chicken is renowned for its remarkable egg-laying abilities

Empordanesa Chickens: Dark Brown Eggs

The Empordanesa chicken is renowned for its remarkable egg-laying abilities, consistently producing a rich, deep brown egg. These chickens lay one of the darkest chicken eggs in the world, making them highly sought after. Empordanesa Chicken: Elegant Deep Brown EggsPhysical Characteristics Of Empordanesa ChickensReasons To Raise Empordanesa ChickensCaring For Your…

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Faverolle chickens are good with kids (2)

Faverolle Chicken Breed Care & Tips

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to caring for Faverolle chickens. These friendly and fluffy birds make an ideal addition to any backyard coop, and we’re here to provide you with all the information you need to raise happy and healthy Faverolle chickens. Throughout this guide, we’ll explore the unique characteristics…

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Frizzle chickens

Frizzle Chickens Breed Guide: Care & Tips

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on Frizzle chickens, a rare breed of chicken known for their unique appearance. If you’re a backyard chicken keeper or a poultry enthusiast, Frizzle chickens may pique your interest with their whimsical and frizzled appearance. Frizzles are a popular choice among chicken keepers for their…

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Golden Comet chicken are relatively medium-sized chickens

Golden Comet Chickens Should be Your Next Farm Flock

Are you searching for the perfect new addition to your farm flock? Have you ever considered the Golden Comet chickens, a breed known for their robust health, prolific egg-laying abilities, and docile temperament? Well, if you haven’t, it’s high time you did! These beautiful chickens add beauty to your farm…

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Golden comet chickens are hybrid chicks that are bred specifically for egg production

Golden Comet Chickens: Your Guide to Stellar Egg Production

Comet chickens do well as layers but don’t not as meat birds because they are smaller chickens. Golden Comets are hybrid chicks that are bred specifically for egg production. Among super-egg-laying chickens, they deserve a place! They were originally bred for the commercial field, but have spread to small farmers….

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Hamburg Chickens are good meat birds

Hamburg Chicken Breeds: Care Tips & Facts

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to Hamburg chickens! If you’re looking for information on rare poultry breeds, chicken varieties, and chicken keeping tips, you’re in the right place. Hamburg chickens are a fascinating breed, known for their unique characteristics and elegant appearance. In this article, we’ll dive into different breeds…

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Moulted Houdan chickens lay lots of eggs

Heritage Chicken Breed Guide: Perfect For Eggs & Meat

As chicken raising grows in popularity from backyards to small farms, many homesteaders want to raise heritage chickens that will provide both eggs and meat. Raising heritage chickens helps to conserve and preserve chicken breeds that are becoming rare and endangered from modern breeding practices. For others, modern breeds have…

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Houdan chickens

Houdan Chicken Breed: Guide to Care

If you’re looking for a unique and interesting breed of chicken to add to your flock, look no further than the Houdan chicken. These ornamental chickens are known for their distinctive crests and fifth toes, which distinguish them from any other breed. But caring for and breeding Houdan chickens requires…

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