Catie Leary writes and curates visual stories about science, animals, the arts, travel, and the natural world. If you can’t get enough omelettes or you want to make a little extra cash selling eggs to ...

Like all chickens, fluffy chickens will provide you with delicious eggs, companionship, and entertainment. However, they also have the added benefit of being extra soft and cuddly. In fact, these ...

From egg production (spoiler alert: No chicken lays eggs every day) to regal plumage, these nine types of chickens are among the most prized varieties of backyard hens. Whether you are looking for the ...

With so many chicken breeds (plus hybrids and crossbred chickens), you’re sure to find the kind of chickens that are just right for your needs. Use our survey results to help you choose the best ...

Does chicken breed actually matter? In this ultimate taste test, we butcher, cook, and compare every type of chicken we could ...

Have you ever wondered how some chickens thrive in freezing temperatures while others struggle to stay warm? If you live in a colder region, choosing the right poultry breeds can make all the ...

I got interested in breeds of chickens early in life, while living with my grandmother in the 1940s and early 1950s. She raised chicken in the backyard solely for meat. I was always fascinated by her ...

Herine Omenda, a farmer attends to a section of her poultry at her Mixa farm in Rabuor village, Kisumu county. [Denish Ochieng/ Standard] Commercial poultry production in Kenya dates back to 1970s. It ...

Shannin Rettig enjoys raising all types of chickens. She especially loves seeing the different-colored eggs they produce. Along with the standard white and brown, her heritage birds lay dark brown-, ...