Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Barnevelder Chickens

Barnevelder Eggs


Barnevelder Chicks


Barnevelder Hen


Barnevelder Rooster

Barnevelder chickens are a Dutch breed, developed in Holland in the late 1800's. Barnevelders have beautiful plummage, with the most common color being brown double laced, but white, black and blue varieties have also been developed. Barnevelder chickens are generally hardy, except in very cold climates. Barnevelders do well in warm and even damp conditions.
Barnevelders have an extremely mild and friendly temperament and make wonderful additions to a backyard flock and are a great choice for children to raise. The Barnevelder breed is especially known for its dark, reddish brown eggs, which are usually quite large in size.
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Links to other Chicken Breeds on this blog:
Wyandotte / Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

New Hampshire Red Chickens / New Hampshires

New Hampshire Red Chick


New Hampshire Red Hen


New Hampshire Red Rooster

New Hampshire Red Chickens (or simply New Hampshires) were developed from the Rhode Island Red in the early 1900's to intensify the characteristics of the Rhode Island Red in terms of hardiness, egg production, and early maturation. New Hampshire Reds are a lighter shade of red than the Rhode Island Red and like the Rhode Island Red, the New Hampshires are very interactive with people and can be extremely friendly and calm or can occasionally turn aggressive, especially the roosters. New Hampshire Reds are very hardy and tolerate heat and cold well. New Hampshires are fantastic egg producers and lay large size brown eggs. New Hampshires also have a bantam (miniature) counterpart.
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Links to other Chicken Breeds on this blog:
Ameraucana / Easter Egger
Ancona
Welsummer
Wyandotte / Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Ancona Chickens

Ancona Chick


Ancona Hen


Ancona Rooster

Ancona chickens were developed in the mid 1800's near the city of Ancona, Italy and are black with white speckles. Ancona chickens tend to be hardy especially in the cold, but can occasionally suffer frostbite on their large combs. Ancona chickens lay a good amount of small white eggs, but are rather nervous and flighty, and tend to shy away from a lot of human contact. Anconas are great foragers. Anconas also have a bantam (miniature) counterpart.
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Links to other Chicken Breeds on this blog:
Ameraucana / Easter Egger
Welsummer
Wyandotte / Silver Laced Wyandotte, Golden Laced Wyandotte
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