Breeds of chickens and eggs

We are nestled in a small agricultural community just over the hill from the bottom of Keuka Lake; the beautiful finger lakes region in New York State. My tagline is “Two properties, one farm” and it…

Several chicken breeds are good choices for home flocks. Choose from features like hardiness, friendliness, easy keeping, and egg color.

Learn about the best & most popular 18 chicken breeds for your backyard flock, including informationon on temperament, eggs, and more!

Visualize your perfect flock with this extensive guide to chicken breeds, complete with pictures. Over 50 breeds are detailed, highlighting their suitability for egg production and adaptation to various climates. Whether for a homestead or a small backyard, these breeds offer both beauty and utility. Find more homesteading skills, self-sufficient living, and homestead survival at practicalselfreliance.com.

What are the best chickens for colorful eggs? In this post we will review the top 9 breeds that will give you a multi-colored egg basket. Chickens can lay many different colors of eggs including white, brown, chocolate, speckled, green, blue, pink and a even a purple-ish color. Egg color is determined by the breed of the chicken. And, while there are many different egg colors each breed or individual chicken will only lay one color of egg for their entire life.

Marans chickens are famous for laying incredibly dark brown eggs. These birds are friendly, do well both in confinement and on the range, and they get along great in mixed-breed flocks. They have much to offer for backyards and barnyards alike. But before you get your own Marans chickens, there are

Easter Sunday is not the only time you can get to see colorful eggs. There are chickens out there who ... Read more

Posted by Laura Hepburn, Mon, Jan 20, 2014; updated Wed, June 22, 2023

🌿The Lineup🌿 Want to know who of our lineup lays what? Here is a fun color egg chart labeled with the breeds. Represented here are all of the chicken breeds we are breeding in 2019 with the exception of the Alchemist Blues which are taking their swweeeeeeeet time in starting to lay 😉 🌿I believe

Every wonder which breeds of chickens lay blue and green colored eggs. Add a little variety to your flock with these 5 chicken breeds that lay blue eggs.