Learn about methods for breeding heritage chickens to achieve a hardy and productive flock designed for the modern homesteader. Many of us who keep backyard flocks are aware that industrial chicken ...
Red Junglefowl - Gallus gallus tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. It is the primary progenitor of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).© Martin Pelanek/Shutterstock.com Everyone has ...
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has announced the approval of a new indigenous meat-type chicken, MoorBeta, in ...
It looks like a chicken, walks like a chicken, sounds like a chicken. But it’s not a chicken. It’s art. Or rather, it is a chicken and art and even a science experiment of sorts. For the last 20 years ...
Industry leaders, farmers and advocates explain what “pasture-raised” truly delivers — and where the label still falls short.
In 2004 the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC) conducted a chicken census. The results were astounding: of 70 chicken breeds maintained in the United States, half were endangered and 20 were ...
Thinking of raising backyard chickens? Learn about local ordinances, coop requirements, and recommended breeds for North ...