Archive for October, 2009


Chicken Breeds

Chicken Breeds Modern factory farm production requires assembly line breeds, animals that are almost “man-made.” Too many small farmers raise the same animals because they have become “normal.” White chickens and white turkeys, Yorkshire pigs and Holstein cows, only these breeds are so hybridized they probably share little in common with their ancestry. The purpose [...]

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Different Breeds of Chickens

Different Breeds of Chickens To simplify the story of the Allen Roundheads for those who haven’t heard it before. Will Allen of Mississippi obtained a Boston Roundhead gamecock from Dr. Fred Saunders and crossed him over some hens that a blend of Redquill and Grist Grady. The Gradys’ were originated seemingly as a succession of [...]

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Making Chicken Coops

Making Chicken Coops Many people that are just starting out with their chicken business or hobby ask the question of how to build a chicken house. Well luckily it’s not the hardest thing in the world, but it’s also not the easiest. There are quite a few factors that play into the building of a [...]

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