Monday, May 2, 2011

Breeds of Chickens That Are The Easiest To Care For

By Janet Gaye Walker


A Bantam chicken is a smaller breed of any variety of chicken breeds. The name 'Bantam' is derived from the port city of Bantam in Indonesia. This is where European sailors first encountered a smaller breed of chicken. After that, all smaller breeds of chickens became known as Bantams. Bantam chickens are also often referred to as miniatures as they are usually 1/5 'th to the size of their same breed counterparts. Bantam chickens have gained most of it's popularity as pets or show birds, because Bantam chickens tend to come in more exotic colors as well as having a greater variety of feather patterns.

The Leghorn (pronounced Leggern) breed is an ancient but well developed breed. The Leghorn breed is also one of the worlds best known breeds. They are excellent scavengers and very economical eaters, which make them excellent, low maintenance free range chickens. The wonderful thing about the Leghorn breed is not only that they are excellent free range chickens, but that they can also be kept in confined spaces. Chickens within this breed are some of the best egg producers in the world.

Silkie chickens are one of the most popular Bantam breeds. They grow to weigh approximately 1.4 to 2.5 lbs. Silkie chickens love to be held and played with. Their fluffy appearance appeal to children. Silkie chickens are not big egg producers, but as a pet, you will be delighted.

Hamburg chickens are very economic eaters which make them perfect for free ranging as well as easy to care for. Hamburg chickens are also known for coping well in the cold. The only complicated thing about these chickens is that they are high fliers, so when keeping Hamburg chickens, it is important to clip their wings on a regular basis in order to prevent them from flying away. Besides for clipping their wings every now and then, Hamburg chickens are truly one of the breeds of chickens that are easy to care for.

The Leghorn (pronounced Leggern) breed is an ancient but well developed breed. Originally developed by the Romans for fortune telling, the Leghorn breed is one of the most popular chicken breeds in the world. They are almost in every diy chicken coop in the world. The Leghorn is an economical eater as well as being excellent at foraging for itself and is an excellent free range option. Leghorns also tend to be shy and avoid human contact. Chickens within this breed are considered to be some of the best egg layers in the world. They produce pearl white, large to medium large eggs. If you might be wondering how do i build a chicken coop do not worry because there are many books out there that will teach you how.




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