Chicken Breeds

Why spend more on the bigger chickens when you can get all the perks in a smaller package? Here are 15 small chicken breeds that are more fun to keep in your backyard.

The Dorking Chicken takes dual-purpose to the next level with the best tasting meat and winter eggs. This is your ultimate guide to the oldest English chicken.

Chickens can be more than a farm animal – they can be a pet. If you want to add pet chickens to your family, read this to learn the 18 friendliest chicken breeds.

Ever wonder what the most expensive chicken breed is? Read this to learn more about the 15 most expensive chicken breeds and why people pay so much for a chicken.

Get to know what it takes to keep ISA Brown chickens in your backyard. Our guide will have you collecting big brown eggs every day.

Cochin Chickens are fully-feathered and calm. They are one of the best looking multi-purpose chicken breeds. Read the ultimate guide to these gentle giants here.

You’ve seen one black chicken, you’ve seen them all, right? WRONG. Here are 17 completely different black chicken breeds that your inner goth heart will love.

Leghorn chickens lay most of the white eggs found in the poultry aisle. This guide will help you skip the line and keep the chickens and eggs in your backyard.

A tailless chicken that lays blue eggs. From production, special care, and sourcing, this is your ultimate guide to the tailless chicken called the Araucana.

New Hampshire chickens are hardy and versatile. Read our ultimate guide to this all-around breed to help you decide if they are right for your backyard.

The Orpington chicken is a reliable egg layer and a wonderful meat bird. Our ultimate guide will help you decide if this golden beauty belongs in your backyard.

What it lacks in production and practicality, it makes up for in character and novelty. Learn more about Russian Orloff to find out if you can raise this breed.

This Australorp Chicken guide has everything that you need to learn more about this breed. From personality to productivity, get to know this chicken in detail.

Before you get an Ameraucana Chicken for your backyard homestead, knowing their temperament, varieties, and diet will help you decide if this chicken is right for you!

This is your go-to guide to the Brahma chicken. These giant chickens are friendly even when you have a mixed flock. Learn everything about this breed here.

20 Chickens That Lay Colored Eggs: Brown, Blue, Green, Pink Egg Layers Having fresh eggs every morning is a great perk of having a chicken or a whole backyard flock. If a little variety is appealing, some chicken breeds lay colored eggs instead of white. Unfortunately, some are not always easy to find. For chickens … Read more

As the most common bird in the world, the chicken comes in a variety of breeds. We’ll be discussing the biggest chicken breeds to date.

Heritage chickens can be found in many different breeds and varying characteristics and looks. Read our post to learn more about some of these breeds.

Your Ultimate Guide To The Plymouth Rock Chicken Breed + More! One of the biggest challenges of raising chickens is understanding what exactly each breed brings to the table. If you’ve been considering snapping up a Plymouth Rock chicken, you’re going to need our authoritative guide to walk you through just how these birds will impact … Read more

Your Ultimate Free Guide To The Incredible Phoenix Chicken Breed Not all chickens are lookers. Some, however, are beautiful… and, as is so often the case in life, the good-looking ones just aren’t as productive in the day-to-day grind. Case in point: the Phoenix chicken. These gorgeous birds ride the line between farm animals and household … Read more

The Complete Guide To The Speckled Sussex Chicken – Is This The Right Breed For You? Don’t move on without taking a look at this first-rate breed. The Speckled Sussex has been around for quite some time, and not because of a stroke of luck. These British birds have set the bar high and we’ll … Read more

The Silkie Chicken – Everything You Need To Know Some call them funny; a few bizarre, while others say they are the indisputable weirdos of the chicken world. Whatever your opinion is at first sight, after reading our ultimate guide on the Silkie chicken, these fluffy oddities of the chicken realm will no doubt steal … Read more

Red Star chickens produces A LOT of eggs compared to other breeds. But are they worth keeping around? Find out.

This chicken is a favorite breed for beginner backyard chicken keepers. Find out what makes these chickens special.