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So you are looking for a chicken that can pop out as many eggs as you can eat right? The bigger the better? So really you are asking what breed of chickens lay jumbo eggs right. Here’s the answer… Read more... What Breed of Chickens Lay Jumbo Eggs

This Marans Chickens Breed has really peaked people’s interest simply for one fact, and that’s for its Dark Brown Eggs! A novelty you might think? But what a novelty it is… I know of only three breeds that lay dark brown eggs, the Marans (spelled in plural is the proper spelling by the way!) as mentioned, the Welsummer , and the Barnevelder . So without further ado let’s go over some facts about this interesting breed, shall we? Marans Chickens and Their Origion The Marans’ origin can be actually be traced back to France. It was created from the Langshan breed and Faverolles, Coucou De Malines, and English Game Hens. In 1914 at a national exhibition, the Marans made its official debut as the “Country Hen” in La Rochelle. During the 1920’s Madam Rousseau endeavoured to give the breed its standard form and dark brown eggs! Of other note, the bantam breed of the Marans was developed in the 1950’s. Also,the Marans breed is actually not accepted as...

can chickens fly ? Really, you’re going to ask me this.. Well I better answer… Can Chickens Fly the Real Truth Can chickens fly hmmm. Let’s have a look at some history to give you the low-down on our not so tame chickens. Our backyard hens are of the noble descendants of a wild breed of chook called the grey or red Jungle Fowl, they have also been connected to dinosaurs, but I am a bit skeptical about this. I am sure that they have some connection to some dinosaurs but the majority I cannot see it. Anyway… These birds are still found in the wild in countries such as: Laos Myanmar Thailand Laos Far East In the wild, these jungle fowl not only perch in trees, but they also roost in trees. They have to be very adept at flying in the air to escape predators around them in the wild. In fact, I had the opportunity to see some in their wild state when I went over to Santoza island off Singapore when I lived there for a while. And they ...

If you have long periods of time that your laying hens are unproductive, meaning they stop laying eggs or only produce a few, looks like you may have molting in chickens time, and you may need to keep records and observe molt times for each chicken.  So how do you know when your chickens are molting… Well. Read more...