Best Egg Laying Chickens For Your Backyard flock!

Choosing the makeup of your flock is an important decision that should reflect both your wants and needs as well as the birds'. Happy chickens lay happy eggs, I always say! Learn more

Don't forget to consider:

BEST HYBRID CHICKENS

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BEST DUAL PURPOSE CHICKENS

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BEST HERITAGE CHICKENS

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Cantaloupe Companion Plants

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Best Egg Laying Chickens For Your Backyard flock!

Don't forget to consider:

- size of the breed - environmental requirements - overall temperament.

BEST HYBRID CHICKENS

Golden Comet

Golden Comet

ISA Brown

ISA Brown

BEST DUAL PURPOSE CHICKENS

Plymouth Rock

Plymouth Rock

Rhode Island Red

Rhode Island Red

BEST HERITAGE CHICKENS

Australorp

Australorp

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Cantaloupe Companion Plants

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