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Chicken breeds & eggs | | The best breeds for laying hens are Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, Austrolorps and Orpingtons. Heirloom breeds are also very popular for backyard farms as are bantams. Our Nellies are hybrid brown hens similar to Rhode Island Reds.
Rhode Island Red, Austrolorp and Orpington hens lay brown eggs. Leghorns lay white eggs. Araucana and Ameraucana hens lay blueish-green eggs. And bantams lay tiny brown eggs. The choice is yours.
All hens start off laying small eggs, and egg size increases until the hens reach maturity. Once they're mature, most hens will lay close to an egg a day.
Here are some resources for chicken raising information and supplies:
Murray McMurray Hatchery: A place to find all of your needs for setting up your own backyard flock.
Backyard Chickens: You can learn more about keeping a backyard flock on this website that includes a message board and coop designs.
The Natural History of the Chicken: Amazon.com features this PBS video, the natural history of the chicken, which includes hilarious stories about chickens.
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