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There are many reasons to raise chickens in your backyard, but here are a few of the most frequently expressed reasons people raise chickens: Chickens are easy, inexpensive pets when compared to most other pets. 1 Bag of Layer feed lasts a month for many backyard flocks They mature much...

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Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep...

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Save A Chick Baby chicks can be a wonderful part of any family. Unfortunately every year thousands of the chicks don't receive the care they need. For this reason our forum community has come together to create the "Save A Chick Campaign". We need your help! Below are a few brochures and...

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Size:Standard and Bantam Colors:VariousEggs:Light Brown to BrownTemperament:Calm, but can be aggressive Photos by Alex Brill Submitted by Gary Lawrence The Wyandottes are beautiful chickens from the American class. The history of the Wyandotte is extensive. The first type of Wyandotte was...

Size:Standard Colors:WhiteEggs:?Temperament: (submitted by roosterinmissouri) Rooster - 17 weeks old

Size:Bantam Click for a slideshow Colors:VariousEggs:?Temperament:Tame Pictures and text are courtesy of message board member chickchair Turkens or Transylvanian Naked Necks are a love or hate breed. There seems no middle ground for these strange chickens, people either love them or despise...

Size:Standard Colors:SpangledEggs:Off-WhiteTemperament:Calm Appenzeller Spitzhaubens Appenzeller Spitzhaubens are one of two Appenzeller breeds. These are spangled like hamburgs, have a "V" comb, and a topknot that is supposed to be upright and face forward, not floppy like Polish. They are...

Size:? Colors:?Eggs:?Temperament:? Shaver Reds submitted by Alison "Pictures of my beautiful Shaver Reds. An egg a day guaranteed. They follow me EVERYWHERE. They climb all over the shelves in my workshop, throwing boxes and tools onto the floor and chatting away to themselves. 100%...

Size:Standard Colors:Black, White, Buff, Blue, and patternsEggs:BrownTemperament:Docile and sweet The Orpington is a large bird from the English Class of chickens. The best known type of Orpington are buff in color but they were original developed in 1886 as black by William Cook in a...

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Size:Standard and Bantam Colors:NumerousEggs:Brown - Light BrownTemperament:Sweet and tame Cochins were first imported to America and England in 1845. The large Standard Cochins are truly awesome birds. The Bantam variety make wonderful pets for children and is the easiest to tame. There are...

Size:Standard and Bantam Colors:Light, buff, darkEggs:BrownTemperament:Calm and friendly Brahmas are an asiatic breed of fowls that originated in the Brahmaputra district of India where they were also known as 'Gray Chittagongs'. They are thought to be a cross between the Malay and the...

Size:Bantam Colors:WhiteEggs:WhiteTemperament:Tame & Docile Sultans are fancy ornamental chickens and one of the more unique breeds of poultry. They originated from southeast Europe and became known in Turkey as Seral-Taook ("fowl of the sultan"). Sultans were, most likely because of their...