Many heritage cattle and chicken breeds work well as homestead livestock. Look through this list to find out if these heritage breeds of egg layers, meat birds, dairy cows and beef cattle could ...

As consumer interest in heritage-breed meats grows, more companies are looking to get in on the market—especially when it comes to chicken. In response, a group of farmers, business owners, and ...

Heritage Foods, a meat broker largely responsible for the renewed awareness and popularization of heritage meats, recently reorganized its shipping policies to make heritage chicken breeds more ...

We prefer sturdier, heritage chicken breeds, capable of free-ranging and foraging much of their own feed. We want breeds that retain natural resistance to disease and climate stresses.

Smith keeps scores of chickens at Moss Mountain Farm, as well as geese, ducks, guinea fowl and other farm animals. Some of them are part of Smith's effort to conserve America's early poultry breeds.

They were recognized as a distinct breed in 1935. CORNISH: These birds originated in Cornwall, England. The breed descended from well-muscled fighting chickens native to India.

Heritage chickens, according to the Livestock Conservancy, are birds who have a long lineage in the U.S, are listed with the American Poultry Association before the mid-20th century, have a ...

A heritage breed mates naturally, has a slow growth rate, thrives outdoors and can live a long, healthy life. The animals are antibiotic-free and free-range all the way from hatchling to adulthood.

The breeds of chicken our forefathers ate, now called heritage chicken, are delicious. They pack a flavor and texture you never knew chicken could have. It’s also important for the environment ...