A few years back I was helping Brinsea incubators with their displays and demonstrations at the Mother Earth News fair when it was in Pennsy...

When I started raising chickens one of the first breeds I picked was the Polish chicken. I had decided to hatch the eggs myself and found a ...

I have mentioned a time or two how much I loved rising the chicken breed Golden Comet. Since they are such a great breed, I decided it's...

Normally I write a lot of "how I do things" sort of posts but this one is going to be different. This is about how I wish I had do...

Every year I get at least a few emails from people who are just getting started with chickens and they ask "Which breeds will lay eggs ...

The Silkie chicken is one of America's favorite chickens! They are known to be gentle with children and great mama hens, often raising s...

I have been raising bantam chickens for about 10 years now. I raised them along side my large breed chickens at first, but now keep the sepa...

Today I'd like to discuss the silkie chicken and why you should raise them. I started raising silkies about 8 years ago. I think they ar...

I'm not one of those people that knows about all chicken breeds. I just never bothered to learn. Then again, there are literally hundred...

Marans chickens are well known for laying dark brown, almost chocolate colored eggs. I've heard them referred to as "the most expen...