Cold climate: Silkies. Silkies aren’t great at laying eggs (you can expect fewer than 100 a year), but they’re pretty chickens, with gorgeous feathers and a wide range of colorings.

For more details, be sure to check out our guide to the best chicken breeds for backyard coops for breakdown of these top breeds by appearance, temperament, and egg production and color.

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

Some backyard chicken owners may have separately found their chickens underperforming, but experts say the issues are unrelated. While feed quality can affect hens’ egg-laying abilities, state ...

Having a coop in your backyard is great If you don't want to pay for eggs ever again. Here's what to know before you become a chicken keeper.

To help those first-time poultry owners the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service created the backyard chicken seminar. “What this seminar does is tell you how to do it based upon the research ...