Lice are extremely irritating for your chickens, and a severe infestation can also kill small chicks. Lice are just big enough to be spotted with the naked eye as pale insects on the skin. When you examine your chicken’s feathers, you might spot them crawling around the base of the feathers, and you may see [...]
Before you rush out to purchase new occupants for your coop, here are a few tips on buying chickens. 1. Always buy your chickens in person. When buying chickens, you need to see what you are getting. Some companies will deliver them, but reputable breeders operate a collection-only policy, and with good reason. By buying [...]
Polish chickens Varieties: Bearded: Golden, Silver, White, Buff Laced. Non-bearded: White Crested Black, White Crested Blue, Black Crested White, & Golden, Silver, White, and Buff Laced Average Annual Egg Production: 120 Garden Suitability: Medium (require some care) Best Features: great characters, show birds, real talking point for visitors! Polish chickens have a long and distinguished [...]
Japanese Bantams Varieties: Black Tailed White, Black Tailed Buff, Buff Columbian, White, Black, Birchen Grey, Silver Grey, Dark Grey, Millers Grey, Mottled Black, Mottled Blue, Mottled Red, Blue, Lavender, Cuckoo, Red, Tri-coloured, Wheaten Bred, Partridge Bred, Brown Red, Blue Red, Silver and Gold Duckwing Average Annual Egg Production: very low… Garden Suitability: High Best Features: [...]
Pekin Bantams Varieties: Lavender, blue, silver partridge, red partridge, blue mottled, Columbian, cuckoo, mottled, buff, black, white & wheaten Average Annual Egg Production: 125 Garden Suitability: High Best Features: full feathers, make great pets The Pekin bantam originates from China, although there is no proof to the story that they were stolen from the Emperor’s [...]