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.

Don’t you just love beautiful black chickens? Breeders have developed black varieties of many types of chickens, some with ...

Different chicken breeds tolerate heat or cold to different extents, so a breed’s climate tolerance is a key consideration. Keep in mind, though, ...

When you think of chickens, you might picture the classic farmyard rooster — the one that is on all the chicken decor in the house — but there’s an entire world of fluffy chicken breeds out ...

Kenny Coogan: How many chicken breeds are in the APA or the ABA? It’s over 500, maybe 600. Eric Stromberg: I don’t know the exact counts, to be honest That’s a great trivia question.

All chicken breeds share a common ancestor: the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Approximately 8,000 years ago, humans began domesticating and selectively breeding chickens.

The Worst Chicken Breeds for Beginners 1. Leghorns. Image via Shutterstock. Now, on to pet chickens who aren’t quite so good for beginners. First up are Leghorns.