Crested Polish Chickens

This is a top hat Chicken. This is a top hat Hen, I should specifically say. You can tell a top hat because they always got some kind of a crest. There are many different breeds of top hat's and they were bred mostly because they are so beautifully. Some...

Okay this is a brown Leghorn. Varieties of Leghorns are the most common egg layers in the country. This is probably the original Leghorn. It is a Mediterranean type of chicken developed in Italy back in the 1800's. It has the classic Leghorn comb. His...

This chicken is called a Barred Rock developed originally in New England probably Rhode Island or Connecticut in the 1800's. One of the first American breeds of bird. There are lots of different kinds of Rocks. This bird is the most popular. It was in...

If you have a bit of space on a small farm, you can raise laying hens for farm-fresh eggs of your own. While the chickens do take a bit of work, you can count on having eggs so fresh that no supermarket can even come close.

The Anconas chicken is a rare breed that originated near the Italian city of Anconas. It is a descendent from the early Leghorns and other earlier breeds. The Anconas has a mixed ancestry that has helped the breed develop into a hardy species. The Black...