From beautiful plumage to outgoing personalities, there is nothing about Araucana chickens that doesn’t stand out. With an upright, proud stance reminiscent of many game birds, Araucanas will catch the attention of any passers-by. If you’re looking for active, inquisitive, and affectionate birds that love to be cuddled, the Araucana chicken is for you. They …
You might think that selecting chicken breeds would be an easy process. I mean, they are all just chickens, right? Actually, the process can be a bit more intense than that. All chicken breeds are not created equal. Some are very aggressive, and difficult to mage for a novice. Others are gentle and will require …
No matter how good we treat our chickens, they have a finite lifespan and will need to be replaced from time to time. Or maybe we just ran across some that just had to come home with us. Whatever the reason, it’s a fact that we will be adding chickens to our existing flock from …
People are concerned about the average chicken lifespan for different reasons. If you are a commercial egg-producer, you may ask yourself, “How long do chickens live?,” in order to calculate how many eggs you can expect from a hen over her lifetime. Others have chickens, like myself, just because we love tending to them and …
There are many chicken breeds used for ornamentation purposes, such as the Cochin, Silkie, Araucana, Brahma, Houdan, and Sussex, to name a few. These are all beautiful birds, with rich colorful plumage. But all of them pale compared to the magnificence of the Polish Chicken, with their unique crested plumage around the head, and stunning …