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That’s right! Have you ever seen a frizzle chicken? Can you actually believe that this ball of curly feathers is really a chicken at all. Let’s see… Frizzle Chicken with all those Curls When you thought you have seen everything, you then see a chicken that looks like it has spent the night perching with curlers in… You have not been watching your chickens, have you? Did you leave the front door open so that your chickens could get inside… Did they find the curlers and take them back to the hen house and use them during the night time… Yes… You go rub your eyes when you go down to the chicken coop in the morning to see these curly feathered chickens running around your chicken run. No… Seriously, if you want something different, now that you have got a chicken run full of a variety of different chicken breeds and also different chicken coloures. What about curly chicken feathers… Yes, you to can be the owner of a frizzle. Rea...

If you have ever thought about having pets, or do have pets but want something different. Have you ever thought about chickens as pets? No really! Not only that but the best chickens for pets . If you do have chickens in your backyard for eggs, have you actually spent time with them to see just how friendly they are? There are many people out there even today that have not thought of a chicken as a pet. They might have thought of other exotic pets they could have, yet they have never really considered a pet chicken as an actual pet. Or ever thought that a chicken can be a pet. Read more... pet rooster

Most of us love chicken eggs but do we really know that storing chicken eggs the right way will make them last longer. Chicken eggs have been eaten throughout history so what have we learned and how can we benefit from this knowledge. Lets have a look… Read More... chook eggs

This Marans Chickens Breed has really peaked people’s interest simply for one fact, and that’s for its Dark Brown Eggs! A novelty you might think? But what a novelty it is… I know of only three breeds that lay dark brown eggs, the Marans (spelled in plural is the proper spelling by the way!) as mentioned, the Welsummer , and the Barnevelder . So without further ado let’s go over some facts about this interesting breed, shall we? Marans Chickens and Their Origion The Marans’ origin can be actually be traced back to France. It was created from the Langshan breed and Faverolles, Coucou De Malines, and English Game Hens. In 1914 at a national exhibition, the Marans made its official debut as the “Country Hen” in La Rochelle. During the 1920’s Madam Rousseau endeavoured to give the breed its standard form and dark brown eggs! Of other note, the bantam breed of the Marans was developed in the 1950’s. Also,the Marans breed is actually not accepted as...

Can chickens fly? Really, you’re going to ask me this.. Well I better answer… Can Chickens Fly the Real Truth can chickens fly hmmm. Let’s have a look at some history to give you the low-down on our not so tame chickens. Our backyard hens are of the noble descendants of a wild breed of chook called the grey or red Jungle Fowl, they have also been connected to dinosaurs, but I am a bit skeptical about this. I am sure that they have some connection to some dinosaurs but the majority I cannot see it. Anyway… These birds are still found in the wild in countries such as: Laos Myanmar Thailand Laos Far East In the wild, these jungle fowl not only perch in trees, but they also roost in trees. They have to be very adept at flying in the air to escape predators around them in the wild. In fact, I had the opportunity to see some in their wild state when I went over to Santoza island off Singapore when I lived there for a while. And they ...