When I first heard of cherry eggers, I was so excited. I thought of olive eggers, and Easter eggers, and assumed that cherry eggers laid reddish eggs. I was wrong. Cherry eggers don’t lay ...
Golden Comet Chicken: Get to Know This Efficient Egg Layer
If you are looking for reliable, efficient egg producers, then the Golden Comet chicken breed is worth considering. Bred for the commercial egg industry, these beauties are compact, good-natured, ...
White Plymouth Rock Chicken: Meet This Friendly Dual-Purpose Chicken
Plymouth rock chickens are some of my favorites. It might be because my son fell in love with two barred rocks a few years ago. He called them his “love chickens” because they were so sweet and ...
Pekin Bantam Chickens: Meet These Friendly, Showy Birds
Pekin bantam chickens are, simply put, adorable. They're petite, round, and covered in lots of feathers. Even their feet are feathery. Watching them waddle around the garden is pure joy. These ...
Barbezieux Chicken: Magnificent, Dual-Purpose, Gothic Superstars
If you're as fond of black flowers, fruits, and vegetables as you are of roast chicken and fresh eggs, then look no further than the Barbezieux chicken. These large birds don't just look like ...
Malines Chicken: Meet This Gentle Giant
Calm, gentle, and easygoing. Malines chickens are truly gentle giants. They’re a fantastic addition to a dual-purpose flock because they are a plump heritage roaster and a decent laying ...
Brakel Chicken: Meet This Jaw-Dropping, Independent, and Consistent Layer
Brakel chickens are one of the oldest chicken breeds in Europe. Also known as Braekel, they were once so common that they were nicknamed “the farmyard hen.” Brakel chickens have become quite rare ...
Gournay Chicken: Meet This Heritage Breed With Exceptional Meat
There are so many heritage chickens in the world that we rarely encounter. If you think about it, many of our common, easy-to-find chicken breeds are incredibly new. They’re varieties of chickens our ...
Bielefleder Kennhuhn Chicken: Meet This Big, Beautiful Chicken Breed
Bielefleder Kennhuhn are some of the hardiest chickens around when it comes to cold weather. Developed in Germany in the 1970s, this relatively new breed is a cross between cold-hardy Welsummers, ...