The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

Grow your flock with practical, breed-specific advice for beginners

Deciding to raise chickens is one thing, but figuring out which breeds will suit your needs is another—especially with hundreds of different types! Whether you're raising chickens for eggs, meat, companionship, or show, The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds has all the information you need to get started. This easy-to-use reference book helps you assess your needs and guides you in making the best decisions for beginning or expanding your flock.

Get to know top-tier pure breeds and hybrids, optimal egg-layers and broilers, ideal chicken breeds for beginners, and more. For every category of chicken, you'll find an ultimate breed list that highlights the unique qualities and strengths of each, and breaks down the key considerations of owning them.

The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds includes:

  • Beginner-friendly guidance—Get started with expert insights, answers to commonly asked questions, lists of pros and cons, and a best-fit questionnaire to help you narrow down the right chicken breeds for you.
  • Cost estimates—Plan for all the expenses associated with raising a backyard flock, including the chicken coop, food, veterinary bills, cleaning products, and other supplies.
  • Chicken characteristics—Explore key breed-specific traits, including average weight and appearance, harvest age, egg production and color, temperament, climate hardiness, and more.

Discover everything you need to know to pick the perfect chicken breeds for your lifestyle with this essential beginner's guide.

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The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

Grow your flock with practical, breed-specific advice for beginners

Deciding to raise chickens is one thing, but figuring out which breeds will suit your needs is another—especially with hundreds of different types! Whether you're raising chickens for eggs, meat, companionship, or show, The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds has all the information you need to get started. This easy-to-use reference book helps you assess your needs and guides you in making the best decisions for beginning or expanding your flock.

Get to know top-tier pure breeds and hybrids, optimal egg-layers and broilers, ideal chicken breeds for beginners, and more. For every category of chicken, you'll find an ultimate breed list that highlights the unique qualities and strengths of each, and breaks down the key considerations of owning them.

The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds includes:

  • Beginner-friendly guidance—Get started with expert insights, answers to commonly asked questions, lists of pros and cons, and a best-fit questionnaire to help you narrow down the right chicken breeds for you.
  • Cost estimates—Plan for all the expenses associated with raising a backyard flock, including the chicken coop, food, veterinary bills, cleaning products, and other supplies.
  • Chicken characteristics—Explore key breed-specific traits, including average weight and appearance, harvest age, egg production and color, temperament, climate hardiness, and more.

Discover everything you need to know to pick the perfect chicken breeds for your lifestyle with this essential beginner's guide.

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The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

by Amber Bradshaw
The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An Introductory Guide to Choosing the Right Flock

by Amber Bradshaw

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Grow your flock with practical, breed-specific advice for beginners

Deciding to raise chickens is one thing, but figuring out which breeds will suit your needs is another—especially with hundreds of different types! Whether you're raising chickens for eggs, meat, companionship, or show, The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds has all the information you need to get started. This easy-to-use reference book helps you assess your needs and guides you in making the best decisions for beginning or expanding your flock.

Get to know top-tier pure breeds and hybrids, optimal egg-layers and broilers, ideal chicken breeds for beginners, and more. For every category of chicken, you'll find an ultimate breed list that highlights the unique qualities and strengths of each, and breaks down the key considerations of owning them.

The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds includes:

  • Beginner-friendly guidance—Get started with expert insights, answers to commonly asked questions, lists of pros and cons, and a best-fit questionnaire to help you narrow down the right chicken breeds for you.
  • Cost estimates—Plan for all the expenses associated with raising a backyard flock, including the chicken coop, food, veterinary bills, cleaning products, and other supplies.
  • Chicken characteristics—Explore key breed-specific traits, including average weight and appearance, harvest age, egg production and color, temperament, climate hardiness, and more.

Discover everything you need to know to pick the perfect chicken breeds for your lifestyle with this essential beginner's guide.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781648761720
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: 03/23/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 148
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

AMBER BRADSHAW’s passion is teaching others how to become self-sufficient by making things from scratch that are eco-friendly. Besides being an expert beekeeper, Amber is a college instructor, author, public speaker and owner of an online Farmer’s Market. Learn more about Amber at myhomesteadlife.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Picking the Perfect Breed vii

1 Which Breed Is Right for You? 1

Basic Chicken Anatomy 2

Key Characteristics and Factors 5

The Cost of Keeping a Chicken Breed 7

The Best-Fit Questionnaire 8

2 Best Purebreds 11

What Is a Purebred? 12

Purebred Standards and Clubs 13

The Ultimate Purebred Chicken List 15

3 Best Hybrids 22

What Is a Hybrid Chicken? 23

The Ultimate Hybrid Chicken List 24

4 Best Breeds for Beginners 31

The Ultimate Beginner's Chicken List 32

5 Best Egg-Laying Chickens 39

All about Eggs 40

The Ultimate Egg Laying Chicken List 44

6 Best Meat Chickens 51

Popular Butcher Cuts 52

The Ultimate Meat Chicken List 54

7 Best Egg and Meat Chickens 61

What is a Dual Purpose Chicken? 62

The Ultimate Egg and Meat Chicken List 63

8 Best Brooding Chickens 69

From Chicks to Adult Chickens 70

The Ultimate Brooding Chicken List 76

9 Largest Chicken Breeds 83

Pros and Cons of Large Chickens 84

The Ultimate Large Chicken List 86

10 Smallest Chicken Breeds 93

Pros and Cons of Small Chickens 94

The Ultimate Small Chicken List 96

11 Best Chickens for Pets 102

How to Raise a Good Pet 103

The Ultimate Pet Chicken List 104

12 Best Show Chickens 111

What Does It Take to Raise Show Chickens? 112

The Ultimate Show Chickens List 115

Conclusion 123

Resources 125

References 126

Index 135

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