Download Backyard Chickens Breeds
Images. You've already secretly bought a basket to gather eggs in one day? From the popular to the rare, we have the inside scoop on all the breeds that will make your flock the envy.
Choose these types of hens to make your backyard coop really something to cluck about. Chickens are the perfect starter livestock for your homestead — whether you have a small backyard in an urban area or 20 acres in the boondocks. There's a lot to like about raising chickens in your backyard.
Not only do they produce fresh eggs, but they eat pests, gobble up your food scraps and their litter is a wonderful fertiliser when composted.
Brown, white, green and blue eggs from your own hens! It was a white crested black, or a top hat as they're more commonly called. Chicken breeds chapter 1 raising backyard chickens. June 20, 2012 by nancy 4 comments.