What is the best breed of chicken for your farm or homestead? Use our survey results to help you choose the best backyard chicken breeds for eggs, meat, temperament, cold-hardiness and more.

As you may or may not know, chickens can lay a variety of egg colors. From white to chocolate and everything in between. Today, we are going to discuss brown egg-laying chicken breeds. I’ve learned a ...

These chicken breeds are capable of surviving tough weather, and they lay brown eggs. Buff Orpingtons are large birds, weighing six to ten pounds, and are excellent egg producers, laying around ...

Some breeds need 27 weeks, as opposed to the standard seven weeks, to grow to their full potential. And some studies suggest their lean meat delivers higher levels of protein than industrial chicken.

All chicken breeds share a common ancestor: the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Approximately 8,000 years ago, humans began domesticating and selectively breeding chickens.