Some breeds need 27 weeks, as opposed to the standard seven weeks, to grow to their full potential. And some studies suggest their lean meat delivers higher levels of protein than industrial chicken.

What is the best breed of chicken for your farm or homestead? Use our survey results to help you choose the best backyard chicken breeds for eggs, meat, temperament, cold-hardiness and more.

When one dives into the exciting world of chicken breeds, the variety is amazing and, sometimes, dazzling. In this post, I bring you the champions of the chicken world in their various capacities ...

Unpredictability of grocery costs can push people to look for alternative options. With research and planning, raising ...

Apparently, fat roosters aren't very good at making chicks. The world's largest chicken breeder has discovered that a key breed of rooster has a genetic issue that is reducing its fertility, and ...

More than three dozen chicken breeds are in danger of extinction. Kansas farmer Matt Hemmer wants to change that.

But what are the best chicken breeds for beginners? After all, not all chickens are created equal, and some are easier than others for first-timers.

In general, chickens make amazing pets. Getting chickens “for the kids” is a heartwarming idea that conjures up images of sun-dappled yards, giggling children collecting eggs, and cuddly hens ...

In his lab at the University of Edinburgh, Mike McGrew is turning commercial egg-laying hens into surrogates for rare chicken breeds revived from frozen cells—a technique that he hopes one day ...

Kari Breed Developed by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Kalro). Naivasha Poultry Development Institute, the new breed known as kienyeji chicken, achieves a weight of 1. ...

Industrial chicken farming - whether for meat or egg production - is notoriously inhumane. Chickens raised for meat live in crowded, windowless barns, induced into a state of semi-torpor, while those ...