I like “clean” bantams, that is no fancy head dresses, beards or feathered feet and I like to have all different colours in my flock as in no two the same. I know, I am fussy! I have had all the breeds that P
In fact, the same breed can have subtle differences, names, or colour varieties in different parts of the world. I have highlighted many of these on individual breed pages. If you are considering which breed to keep, then the breed pages should help you! Chicken Breeds Photographs of all...
It’s very easy to get caught up in all of the different types and varieties out there, but you need to have a basic understanding of what you’re looking for before deciding which type or variety will be right for you. Without knowing what you’re looking for, it’s easy to end up...
They should always have fresh water available, so it’s essential to have enough drinkers available for the birds at the bottom of the pecking order to get to one without being bullied. This may mean providing at least two water containers at different ends of the chicken run for some flock...
will let you pet them occasionally and one is completely skittish and won’t let anyone near her. They were all raised together, so it’s really just their breeds/temperaments that make them so different. We also noticed that they each got a lot friendlier once they reached sexual maturity...
Fed mosquitoes’ abdomens were removed using forceps and blood antigen (protein) was tested using five different blood sources namely; human, bovine, goat, dog, pig, and chicken using ELISA technique in the laboratory to identify blood meal sources following the procedure described by Chow et al...
“They're quite chunky compared to runner ducks, and these particular domesticated breeds are too heavy to fly, meaning I don't have to clip their wings to keep them contained.” With other breeds, make sure your breeder supplies newcomers with wings already trimmed, because they need to be...
When introducing new chickens, ensure that pullets arefully mature(around 18 weeks old for hybrids but up to 23 weeks for large breeds like Orpingtons). Youngsters will get bullied and won’t be able to stand up for themselves. Be careful with thesize of different breedsyou mix, and make...