What Are The Best Bantam Chicken Breeds?

“I’m thinking about raising bantam chickens in my backyard, but I’m not sure which breeds would be best. What are the top bantam chicken breeds for a beginner,

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What Are Hybrid Chicken Breeds?

“I’m thinking about starting a backyard flock, but I’m not sure which chickens to choose. I’ve heard about hybrid chickens and I’m wondering if they might be a

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What Are The Most Active Chicken Breeds?

“I’m starting a small backyard chicken coop and I want to make sure I choose a breed that will give me plenty of eggs. What are the most

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What Are Heritage Chicken Breeds?

“I’ve been thinking about raising chickens on my small farm, and I’ve heard a lot about heritage breeds. Can you explain what they are and why they might

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Getting Broilers In Time For The Christmas Holidays

“Help, I just found out that my sister-in-law and her whole family is coming for the Christmas Holidays. We were planning of waiting until after the first of

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Egg Production in Bantam Hens…

“I am a suburbanite and although chickens are legal I have limited space for my coop. Therefore, I am curious about bantam breeds and wonder if any have

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Keeping Egg Laying & Duel Purpose Hens Together…

“I have 12 brown egg layers, about a year old. I would like to get about 12 heavy’s soon. Can I keep them all together after about 4

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Best Chicken Breed For a Novice To Keep

“I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice on which is the best type of chicken to keep as a novice. I have taken

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Choosing The Right Hens To Keep

“Hello, I’m VERY excited about your newsletter! My question is: when deciding what chickens to get for the first time, what should a person look for? There are

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Chicken Breeds for Specific Purposes

We get so many questions about breeds for specific purposes, I thought we’d take a look at that this week. Remember that age, nutrition, living conditions and individual

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