Chicken Breeds
Chicken Breeds We Love
Blue Orpington
Easter Egger
Red Sex Link
White Wyandotte
Blue Orpington chickens are a rare breed of chicken with slate blue plumage that are known for their calm, gentle, and affectionate temperaments. They are also good foragers and egg layers. They are docile and gentle and make great pets.
Easter Egger chickens are a hybrid breed of chicken that are a cross between Araucana or Ameraucanas and brown egg layer chickens. They are known for laying large to extra large eggs in a variety of colors and shades, including blue, green, olive, aqua, pink, tan, and dark brown.
Red Sex Link chickens are color sexable, with females having red or reddish brown feathers and males having mostly white bodies with some buff spots on their wings or tail. They are also known for being quiet and easy to handle.
White Wyandotte chickens are a medium-weight, pure white breed of chicken that are known for being calm, good mothers, and good egg layers. They are also cold-hardy and do well in northern climates.
Silver Laced Wyandotte
Silver Laced Wyandottes are colorful, hardy, and hens are productive layers. Their broad-feathered, smooth fitting
silver-white plumage is sharply marked with lustrous greenish black edging. Their close-fitting rose comb and good body size are valuable assets for colder weather and winter laying.
Black Laced Wyandotte
Wyandottes make a great backyard chicken. They are friendly without being overly docile meaning they have plenty of personality. They are easy to handle, care for and are cold hardy. They are a dual purpose breed with good egg production that love to free range.
Blue Laced Wyandotte
Blue Laced Red Wyandottes are a medium-sized, dual-purpose chicken that is known for their unique coloring, which includes deep red feathers with blue lacing. They are generally well-rounded, friendly, and sociable creatures who enjoy the company of their human friends as much as other chickens.
White Plymouth Rock
White Plymouth Rocks have white feathers, yellow shanks and feet, a single five-pointed comb, and bright red wattles and earlobes. Their legs are unfeathered and clean, and their beaks can be yellow or horn-colored. They are generally docile, friendly, and good-natured, and they can tolerate children. However, roosters can be more aggressive. White Plymouth Rocks are cold hardy, and can continue laying eggs through the winter.
Barred Rock
Buff Orpington
Rhode Island Red
Dutch Bantam
Barred Rocks have soft, barred feathers that are black, white, and gray. Their distinctive plumage contrasts with their bright red combs and bare feet. They are considered to be outstanding farm chickens because of their high productivity of both eggs and meat. Barred Rocks are docile, gentle and super friendly.
Buff Orpingtons are the most popular variety of Orpingtons, used primarily for production of brown eggs. Buff Orpingtons have golden buff plumage and pinkish white beaks, shanks and toes. They are a heavy, but loosely feathered, appearing to be much heavier than their true weight. They are very friendly and docile, and get along well with other chickens.
Rhode Island Red chickens are a favorite chicken breed among many backyard homesteaders and farmers. And with good reason, they are excellent brown egg layers that are heat and cold hardy in mild winter climates. These favorable chickens are curious, active, sociable, and lay large brown eggs!
Dutch Bantams are among the smallest bantams, known for their elegant appearance and excellent egg-laying capabilities. They are friendly and easy to handle, making them great for beginners. Dutch Bantams are well suited to hobbyists and backyard keepers needing a bantam-sized bird. Dutch Bantams are notorious for going broody and make excellent mothers. Hatching only takes 20 days!