Wyandottes and other heritage poultry breeds grow slowly but produce firm, flavorful meat. Learn how to raise broiler chickens using this guide that covers everything from poultry breeds to which is ...

Though all chickens are descended from the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), in the course of human history different climate and selective breeding have produced a vast selection of shapes, sizes and ...

As consumer interest in heritage-breed meats grows, more companies are looking to get in on the market—especially when it comes to chicken. Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats ...

Canadians have a reputation for keeping their patriotism discreet, but the nation’s longstanding willingness to raise foreign chickens was just too much for Quebec’s Wilfred Chantelain to bear. In ...

Shannin Rettig enjoys raising all types of chickens. She especially loves seeing the different-colored eggs they produce. Along with the standard white and brown, her heritage birds lay dark brown-, ...

Local chicken (indigenous) rearing is one of the most interesting at the same time, challenging agricultural activities that can be taken up by small scale farmers as income earning initiative. This ...