Saturday, April 30, 2011

Enjoy The Best Chicken Breeds Available

By Jacob Palin


For those aspiring chicken raisers, you'll be delighted to know that you can choose from a variety of chicken breeds to take care of. You'll have the freedom to choose the best breed that is suited for your needs and the backyard environment where you're going to rear them.

You can search for breeds that are also commonly found in other countries. The chickens can have very well-developed features because of the cross breeding method and the birds' adaptation to the overall environment as well.

Difference in terms of physical traits such as size, color, type of comb, skin color, number of toes, color of earlobes and eggs, as well as its geographical origin, gives the distinction between the chicken breeds. These breeds are also categorized according to its use and purpose, the most common are for meat and egg purposes, but some opt for dual-purpose.

The thing that is common among these chickens is that they all lay eggs. They also have edible meat that is very helpful in terms of personal consumption and business as well. Breeds have distinct physical appearance that makes them unique and different from each other. Some have breeds that are results of certain chosen chicken breeds to give emphasis to some traits. The variety of chicken breeds can serve many purposes, may it be for general or personal use.

Egg-producing Chicken Breeds

Chickens that fall under this category are described to be very lightweight and have balanced personality. Examples of egg-producing chickens are the Ameraucana, Ancona, Andalusian, Araucana, Easter Egger, and Jaerhone.

Meat Production

For people who want to benefit from the chickens' meat, they prefer to rear the dual-purpose breeds which lay egg and produce good meat. The Ixworth, Indian Game (or Cornish) and the Bresse are popular for good meat production.

Dual-Purpose

Among the chicken breeds, the most commonly seen in home backyards and across the globe are those that serve the dual-purpose of egg and meat production. Some of these breeds are better in either purpose but all are still considered to be dual-purpose chickens. Breeds under this category are the Australorp, Braekel, Brahma, Chanticleer, Derbyshire Redcap, Faverolles, and Jersey Giant.

Other Purposes

Game, show, and exhibition chickens have been influencing the development of the chicken breeds for more than 100 years. Breeds that have been produced with good features are meant to be bred through cross-breeding. Among the breeds are the American Game G, Asil G, Appenzeller U, Barbu de Watermael, Bearded d'Anvers and Bearded d'Uccle varieties.




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