Breed Profile: ISA Brown
ISA Brown If you would like an all around great chicken that lays LOTS of great big brown eggs, then look for ISA Brown Chickens! They...
Fancy Chickens, Fabulous Coops & Perfect Eggs
Chickens are the perfect pet. A bold statement, we know. But how can you deny it when a flock of lovely ladies is pottering about...
Bantam Chicken Breeds - Great for Beginner Keepers!
Bantam chicken breeds are a great choice for beginner chicken keepers. They cost less to keep, are easier to handle, take up less space and...
What Are Sex Link Chickens?
The world of chicken breeds can be confusing for new chook keepers. There’s so many types, terms and breeds to keep track of. Frankly, it...
The Ultimate List of Backyard Chicken Breeds
Whether you are a beginner chicken keeper or looking to add a new chicken breed to your backyard flock of chooks, there are so many...
Pretty Plumage - The 5 Most Beautiful Chicken Breeds
Some people only expect eggs from their chookies. And that’s a shame! Because these gorgeous girls can be so much more! Next time you’re bored,...
Australorp - The Best Backyard Chicken Breed
The most common question asked of us by intrepid chicken keepers has to be ‘Which chicken breed should I choose?’ Sometimes the answer depends on...
5 Reasons to Love Hamburg Chickens
Hamburg chickens have a rich and fascinating history. While quite showy in their feathery cloaks, a long time tale tells of these chooks taking part...
Breed Profile: Brahma
The Brahma chicken breed is the gentle giant of the chook world. These girls are striking to look at with feathered feet, a large and...
The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Poultry
Chickens Temperament Every chicken is different and every breed has their strengths, but overall chickens are usually curious, affectionate and funny feathered characters to keep...
5 Reasons to Love Pekin Bantam Chickens
Pekin bantam chickens originate from the Imperial Summer Palace in Peking (now called Beijing) during the time of the Qing dynasty. When British and French...
Top 5 Best Chooks for Kids
Chickens make the best pets for your growing children. A flock of chooks provide love, a sense of responsibility and teach our kids the importance...
Can I Keep More Than One Chicken Breed in my Flock?
Keeping chickens is a wonderful adventure imprinted with a flap of activity, a medley of clucky conversations and an egg basket overflowing with fresh bounty....
5 Reasons to Love Ancona Chickens
Fine cuisine, great art and beautiful music are just a snapshot of the cultural influences from life in nineteenth century Italy. Enter the Ancona chicken....
Top 20 Chicken Breeds for Your Backyard Coop
Looking to start your own flock of backyard chickens? Or perhaps you are wondering which chicken breed you should add to your established chicken coop?...
5 Reasons to Love Sebright Chickens
Sebright chickens are unique and exotic looking ladies with sweet temperaments and a penchant for curiosity. In the early 1800s Sir John Sebright - a...
5 Reasons To Love Faverolles Chickens
Developed in Northern France at the turn of the 20th century, Faverolles are a fluffy and feathery breed famous for their genial nature and good...
5 Reasons To Love Minorca Chickens
Minorca chickens are graceful and energetic senoritas that share their name with a beautiful island off the west coast of Spain. Adopted by the British...
5 Reasons to Love Wyandotte Chickens
Wyandotte chickens are bold, beautiful and brassy birds both inside and out. The Wyandotte breed was first established in 1883 in North America. Having admired...
5 Reasons To Love Araucana Chickens
Araucanas are eye-catching chickens that always leave an impression in or outside the coop. These uniquely feathered blue egg laying beauties sure know how to...
5 Reasons to Love Sussex Chickens
Sussex chickens are a brilliant addition to any backyard chicken coop looking for a chook with grace, a friendly nature and a little grit. Their...
5 Reasons to Love Leghorn Chickens
Leghorn chickens are adventurous, spirited, friendly and wondrous egg-layers. First developed in Livorno (Italian for “Leghorn”) in Tuscany and brought to Britain in the late...
5 Reasons to Love Cochin Chickens
It might be hard for modern day chicken ladies and lads to believe, but there was a time when people weren’t as crazy for chickens...
5 Reasons To Love Polish Chickens
Love may be blind but style has twenty-twenty vision and Polish chickens have exceptional senses when it comes to fashion! Beauty may only be only...
5 Reasons to Love Rhode Island Red Chickens
Rhode Island Reds are the go-to chicken breed for backyard chook keepers who want a laidback layer to add to their flock. These hens are...
5 Reasons to Love Belgian D'Uccle Chickens
The Belgian d’Uccle chicken is one of the sweetest, loveliest and cuddliest pets in the whole wide world. Originating from Uccle in Belgium these vibrant...
5 Reasons to Love Frizzle Chickens
The dramatic and stunning Frizzle chicken is a curious looking chook with a warm temperament and a surprising amount of grit for someone so glamourous!...
5 Reasons to Love New Hampshire Chickens
The New Hampshire chicken breed is a reliable and robust hen that doesn’t disappoint when it comes to producing delicious eggs or forming wonderful feathered...
5 Reasons To Love Silkie Chickens
Silkie chickens have a reputation for standing out due to their fluffy and puffy plumage! Some of you may be imagining a brown or black...
5 Reasons To Love Orpington Chickens
The cute, courteous and courtly orpington chicken might very well be one of the best mother’s in all of the animal kingdom. Created by...
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