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    • Basic Chicken Care for Backyard Chickens >
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          • Dangers House Pet Chickens Face
          • What Pampered Chickens Have >
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              • How Chickens React to Wearing Chicken Diapers
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            • How to Train Your Chicken: CHOE >
              • Training Hens to Use Nestboxes
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                • Teaching Chickens to Use Swings
      • Helpful Tips Backyard Chickens >
        • Best Ways to Keep Chickens Cool >
          • How to Make A Dry Ice Air Conditioner for Your Chicken Coop
        • How to Make Money On A Chicken Farm:: CHOE >
          • How to Sell Your Chickens Eggs: CHOE >
            • How Much You Should Charge For Your Chicken's Eggs: CHOE
            • Proper Egg Processing-Inline: CHOE >
              • Proper Handling of Eggs Safely: CHOE
              • How to Grade Eggs: CHOE
              • Safe Handling & Label Requirements for Egg Cartons
              • Chicken Egg Sizing: CHOE
        • Urban Chicken Facts >
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          • Sustainability & Chickens >
            • How to Compost Chicken Feces >
              • Questions & Answers about Composting Chicken Manure >
                • Can I Use Chicken Feces in My Compost?
              • What NOT To Put In Your Compost
              • Health Problems in Chickens Associated With Compost
              • Fertilizer, Chickens & Your Garden
              • How to Grow Fodder for Your Chickens: CHOE
            • Free Heat For Chicken Coops
            • Using Chickens for Insect Control
            • Raising Chickens and Sustainability: How they Connect >
              • Keeping Chickens Healthy Using Herbs >
                • Plants To Keep Mosquitoes Away From Chickens
                • How to Use Apple Cider Vinegar For Chicken Health
                • Fennel Seeds For Chickens
                • Why Chickens Need Garlic
                • Herbs To Make Coop Smell Great
                • How to Sprout Wheat Seeds For Chickens
                • How to Build a Greenhouse With Cattle Panels
        • Poultry Product Reviews: CHOE >
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          • Chicken Art's and Crafts >
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          • Chicken Health Care Supplies >
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            • Chicken Signs Best Buys
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            • About Nest Boxes >
              • Roll Out Nest Boxes
              • How to Tell If Your Hen Is Happy With Her Next Box
              • Make a Chicken Nest Box From A Plastic Dish Pan
              • How to Make a Nest box out of a Tidy Cat Box
            • Poultry Netting Tips >
              • How to Set Up Premier Electric Poultry Netting
            • All About Watering Chickens >
              • Chicken Water Deicer
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            • Solar Power For Chicken Coops >
              • Solar Nite Eye's Predator Protector System
            • Chicken Strollers-Best Buys: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Chicken Coop Information: CHOE >
        • Things Needed in Chicken Coops: CHOE >
          • All About Bedding For Coops >
            • Deep Litter Method Bedding for Chickens
            • Hemp Bedding for Chicken Coops
            • Pine bedding can be dangerous to baby chicks
            • Using Sawdust for Coop Bedding
          • Heater's for Hen Houses Pro's & Con's >
            • Best Deals On Chicken Coop Heaters >
              • Flat Panel Heaters For Chicken Coops
            • Free Ways to Heat Your Chicken Coop
            • Heat Lamps-How to Tell How Much It's Costing You
            • Heated Poultry (Chicken) Waterers : CHOE
            • Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Coop Heater
          • Chicken Coop Cleaning Tips >
            • Homemade Chicken Coop Cleaners
            • Routine Coop Maintenance Guide
          • Automatic Chicken Coop Doors >
            • How to Install the Cheeper Keeper Chicken House Door
            • Chickens Open And Close Their Own Coop Door >
              • DIY Automatic Chicken Coop Door
          • Insulating Your Hen House Ideas: CHOE >
            • Using Old Feed Bags for Chicken Coop Insulation: CHOE
            • Insulating Hen House/Chicken Coop with Greenhouse Panels: CHOE
          • Ventilating Chicken Coops
        • Chicken Coop Tours: CHOE >
          • Motorized Solar Chicken Coop Tour: CHOE
          • The Chick Inn Coop Tour: CHOE
          • Rise & Shine Chicken Coop Tour: CHOE
          • Chicken Coop & Run Tour by Terry Hatfield
        • Why You Need a Chicken Coop
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          • Chicken Tractors >
            • How to Build a Chicken Tractor
      • What to Feed Chickens Facts >
        • Minimum Protein Needs For Chickens
        • Chicken Scratch Tips
        • Chick Starter Feed For Baby Chicks >
          • Baby Chick Feeders
          • NEVER Feed Chickens Raw Dough-Here is Why
        • Laying Feed:For Hens
        • What Organic Chickens Eat
        • Treats for Chickens >
          • Things That Can Poison Your Chickens >
            • Aflatoxin Poisoning Causes & Treatment For Chickens
          • Flock Blocks for Chickens
          • Mealworms for Chickens
        • How to Tell if Your Chicken Has a Vitamin Deficiency >
          • Symptoms of Vitamin A Deficiency in Chickens: CHOE
          • Symptoms of Vitamin B1 Deficiency in Chickens
      • Predator Protection For Chickens >
        • Ten Ways to Protect Chickens
        • Most Likely Chicken Predators >
          • Traps for Chicken Predators
          • Bobcats How to Protect Your Chickens
          • Cats The Unsuspected Chicken Predator
          • How to Protect Chickens From Coyotes
          • Dogs Least Suspected Chicken Killer
          • Protecting Chickens From Foxes
          • Guinea's-Chicken Protector
          • Protecting Chickens From Hawks >
            • Cheap Ways to Protect Chickens From Hawks: CHOE
          • How to Keep Raccoons Away From Chickens
          • Rodent Control For Chicken Coops That Work
          • Skunks-How to Keep Them Away From Your Chicken Coop: Chicken Predators: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Protecting Chickens From Snakes >
            • How to Tell if a Snake is Killing Your Chickens & Stealing Eggs
            • Using Poultry Netting to Keep Snakes Away from Your Chickens:CHOE
          • Protecting Chickens From Owls
          • Keeping Chickens Safe From Weasels
          • How to Stop Possum's from Killing Your Chickens: CHOE
        • Solar Fencing to Protect Chickens
      • How to Water Your Chickens >
        • Poultry Drinking Water Cups-Ways to Use Them >
          • What To Do If A Poultry Drinker Cup Leaks
      • Chicken Spa Days >
        • How to Bathe A Chicken >
          • Bathing a Silkie Chicken
        • Trimming Chickens Vent Area
        • How to Trim Chickens Toenails
        • How to Trim Toenails, Beak & Spurs-Chicken Spa Days:CHOE
        • How to Groom A Bantam Chicken
        • How to Groom Your Chicken for Show
    • Chicken Breed Facts >
      • Classes of Chicken Breeds: CHOE >
        • American Class Chicken Breeds: CHOE >
          • Dominique Chicken Breed Facts
          • Barred Plymouth Rock Breed Facts >
            • Buff Plymouth Rock Breed Facts
        • Asiatic Class Chicken Breeds >
          • Brahma Chickens-Gentle Giant
        • Continental Class Chicken Breeds: >
          • Barnevelder Chicken Breed Facts >
            • APA Standards for Barnevelder
          • Cuckoo Maran Breed Facts
          • Polish Chicken Breed Facts
        • English Class Chicken Breeds >
          • Australorp_Chicken Breed Facts: CHOE
        • Mediterranean Class Chicken Breeds >
          • Andalusian Breed Facts
          • Anacona Chicken Breed Facts
      • Ornamental Chicken Breeds >
        • Sultan Bantam Chicken Breed Facts
      • Breeding Chickens Facts >
        • Breeding Chickens for Show Facts: CHOE
        • Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production: CHOE
      • Chicken Breeds That Start With The Letter "A": >
        • Ameraucana/Araucana Chicken Breed Facts >
          • Araucana (Rumpless) Chicken Breed Facts
        • Appenzeller Spitzhauben; Chicken Breeds: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Chicken Breeds That Start With Letter "B" >
        • Bantam Chicken Breed Facts >
          • Barnvelder Bantam Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Cochin Pekin Bantam Breed Facts >
            • Barred Cochin's Bantam:: Breed Information-Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Black Cochin Bantams: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Buff Cochin Bantams: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Partridge Cochin Bantam: Breeds
            • White Cochin Bantam Breed Facts
          • Bearded Self Blue Silkie Bantams
          • Buff Brahma Bantam Breed Facts
          • Ginger Red Modern Game Bantam Breed Facts
          • Japanese Bantams Breed Facts
          • Sablepoot Bantam Breed Facts
          • Mottled Bantam Breed Facts
          • Phoenix Chicken Breed Facts
          • Rhode Island Red Bantam Breed Facts
          • Sebright Bantam Breed Facts
          • Serama Bantam Chicken Breed Facts
          • Silkie Bantam Breed Facts >
            • Silkie Breeding Information & Chart: CHOE >
              • How to Breed to Get Blue Chickens: CHOE
              • White Silkie Bantam Chicken Information: CHOE
            • Silkie Mother Hen W/ Cute Baby Chicks: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • White Leghorn Bantam
        • Black Sumatra Breed Facts
        • Delaware Blue Hen-Chicken Breed Information
        • Buff Catalanas Breed Facts
        • Buff Orpington Breed Facts
        • Sicilian Buttercup Breed Facts
      • C: Chicken Breeds Whose Name Starts with C >
        • Cream Legbar Breed Facts >
          • Colors of Legbar Chickens
      • D: Chicken Breeds whose name starts with D: CHOE >
        • Dutch Bantam-Chicken Breed Facts
      • Egyptian Fayoumis Chicken Breed Facts
      • Heritage Breed Chicken Facts >
        • How to Preserve Endangered Heritage Breed Poultry
      • Lakenvelder Breed Facts
      • Light Sussex Breed Facts
      • Prairie Chicken Breed Facts >
        • Lesser Prairie Chicken Going Extinct Updates
      • Rhode Island Red Chicken Breed Facts
      • S: Chicken Breeds >
        • Sultan (Serai Taook) Chicken Breed Facts
      • Turken Naked Neck Chicken Breed Facts
      • Exotic & Rare Breeds of Chickens >
        • Ayam Cemani-Black Chicken: Exotic & Rare Breeds of Chickens
        • Featherless Naked Chicken Breed Facts
      • Chicken Comb Types: Chicken Heaven On Earth
    • Behavior: Things Chickens Do >
      • Reasons Chickens Disappear
      • Why Chickens Dust Bathe
      • Introducing New Chickens >
        • Introducing Bantams to Standard Size Breeds
        • Introducing Rooster to Hens
      • CHICKEN INTELLIGENCE >
        • Studies of Chicken Intelligence >
          • Chickens Differentiate Between Colors & Shapes >
            • Smart Chicken Chooses Yellow
            • Einstinia the Hen Can Tell the Difference Between Animal Shapes >
              • Chicken Finds The Zebra
          • Chickens Can Anticipate the Future
          • Chickens Can Count! >
            • Hen Counts Dots On Dice
          • Chickens Can Talk-What?
        • Chickens can do Tricks >
          • Smart Chicken Of The Week: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
            • The Flockstars-All Chicken Band Play the Keyboard-Smart Chickens Award: CHOE
            • Chicken Plays Tic Tac Toe-Smart Chicken Of The Week: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Combie The Rooster Has a Unique Way of Asking For Grapes-Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Dancing Chickens-Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Patriotic Chicken Plays Piano Award
            • See How this Chicken Learned How to Stop: Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Amazing Chicken Tricks-Smart Chicken of the Week-9: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Meet Frog The Rooster-Smart Chicken Of The Week-10: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Kids With Smart Chickens >
              • Little girl reads to her potty trained chicken
              • Chicken Tricks and Silliness-Cute Kids with Smart Chickens: CHOE
              • Potty trained Hen-Chicks Can Do Tricks: Chicken Heaven On Earth
              • Pablo the Chicken Does Amazing Card Trick-Smart Chicken Intelligence: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • 36 Lb Australorp Rooster Blown Away by The Wind at CHOE
        • Chickens Can Learn Names
        • Chicken Taught to Do Different Patterns on Cue:-Smart Chickens
        • Chicken Trained On An Obstacle Course: CHOE
        • Do Chickens Have Cognitive Abilities:Test Results:Chicken Intelligence >
          • Expert Studies Prove that Chickens Have Cognitive Abilities & Intelligence
        • Hen's Do Form Friendships with Other Hens Study Results
        • Why Chickens Make Great Companion Pets: CHOE
      • Sounds Chickens Make >
        • Sounds Hens Make When An Intruder Enters The Nest
        • Why Roosters Crow
        • Baby Red Says Her My Pet Chicken Diaper is "Good Good":
        • Chickens That Purr
      • Studies Done on Chickens >
        • How Long Chickens Live
        • Chickens & Antibiotics
    • How to Hatch & Raise Baby Chicks >
      • How to Take Care of Baby Chicks Basics >
        • What to Feed Your Baby Chicks
        • Basic Things Baby Chicks Need >
          • Supplies You Need to Take Care of Baby Chicks: CHOE >
            • Advantages of Using A Heat Plate for Baby Chicks >
              • See Baby Chicks Enjoying Their Premier 10" x 10" Heat Plate
          • How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator >
            • How to Select the Best Eggs to Hatch: CHOE
            • Best Ways to Store Chicken Eggs for Hatching
            • Brooder Temperatures for Chicks >
              • Recommended Brooding Temperatures For Commercial Poultry
              • Baby Chick Embryo-Stages of Development
            • Definition of Terms Used for Incubating, Hatching Baby Chicks
            • How to Sex Chickens >
              • Vent Sexing & Wing Sexing Day Old Chicks
              • How to Sex Chickens at 2 to 3 Months ofAge
              • How to Sex Chickens Inside the Egg:
              • See Baby Chicks Hatching
          • Tips for Purchasing Baby Chicks >
            • Dangers of Coloring Baby Chicks
    • All About EGGS >
      • Why You Should Never Store Fresh Eggs On Your Counter Top: CHOE
      • Best Backyard Egg Laying Hens: CHOE >
        • How to Tell If Your Hen Is Broody: CHOE >
          • Sometimes You Can't Fool A Broody Hen W/A Fake Egg
      • Hatching Baby Chickens Index >
        • Best Times of Year to Hatch Chicken Eggs
        • How to Candle an Egg
        • Brooders & Incubators >
          • Incubator's for Hatching Baby Chicks Best Deals
          • How to Prevent Hatching Mushy Chicks
          • How to Keep Baby Chicks Warm Without Electricity
      • All About Egg Cartons >
        • Why You Need Egg Cartons >
          • Understanding Egg Carton Labels
        • Decorative Egg Baskets & Ideas: CHOE
      • Causes of Abnormal Chicken Eggs >
        • Cloudy, Lilac, Pink Colored Egg Shell Causes
        • Pale Colored Eggs Causes and Treatments
        • What to Do if Your Hen is Laying Soft Shelled Eggs
        • How to Identify Salmonella in Eggs
        • Egg Drop Syndrome 76 Facts
      • Egg Gourds >
        • Uses for Egg Gathering Baskets: CHOE
      • Hatching Eggs in An Incubator: Questions & Answers >
        • Commercial Incubators for Egg Hatching-CHOE >
          • How Large Commercial Hatcheries Hatch Baby Chicks >
            • Tour of Murray McMurray Hatchery
    • Chicken Health Care Tips >
      • How to Buy Healthy Chickens: CHOE >
        • The Chicken Trading Post: CHOE
        • How to Tell If Your Chicken Is Healthy: CHOE >
          • How to Visually Inspect Your Chickens For Illness: CHOE
        • Things to Watch Out for When Purchasing Chickens
        • Chicken Anatomy Simplified >
          • Chicken Skeleton Facts Simplified >
            • Keel Bone in Chickens >
              • Keel Bone Injuries & Treatments: CHOE
          • Hen Reproductive Tract Facts >
            • Hen Egg Tract Disorders: CHOE >
              • How to Tell if Your Hen is Egg Bound >
                • How Pet Chicken Owner Helped Her Egg Bound Hen: CHOE
                • Cloaca Infection-Vent Gleet- Pasty Butt Symptoms & Treatments
                • Egg Bound Hen Egg Removal
            • Baby Chick Development Inside Egg
          • How Chickens See Colors
        • Importance of Maintaining Coop Temperature
      • Biosecurity Guide for Chicken Health: CHOE
      • Chicken Health Records For Your Flock >
        • Free Egg Hatching Record Chart
      • Chicken Sickness Symptoms & Treatment Chart
      • Poultry Drinking Water Guidelines
      • Ascites Syndrome Water Belly in Chickens >
        • Crotalaria Plant Causes Health Problems in Chickens
      • Bumblefoot in Chickens: Signs/Symptoms/Treatments II
      • Preventing Heat Stress In Chickens >
        • Acidosis-Heat Stress in Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments: CHOE
        • How to Tell If Your Chickens Are Too Hot:
        • Industrial Strength Fans increase egg production: CHOE
      • Crop Canker Treatments For Chickens
      • Cecal Coccidiosis-Symptoms and Treatments
      • Fowl Pox: Symptoms & Treatments >
        • Forms of Fowl Pox Chickens Can Get
        • Preparing and Injecting Fowl Pox Vaccine for Chickens
        • Avian Pox: Symptoms and Treatments
      • Frostbite Treatments For Chickens >
        • How to Help Chickens With Frostbite
        • Treatments For Foot pad Dermatitis in Chickens
      • Fungal Mycotic Disease in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments:CHOE
      • Parasites that Attack Chickens & How to Get Rid of Them >
        • How to Tell If Your Chickens Have Mites or LIce
        • What to Do if Your Coop & Hen House is Infested with Parasites
        • Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth Stops Mites, Fleas & Lice from infesting your Chickens: CHOE
        • Ivermectin Parasite Control For Chickens: CHOE
        • Permethrin: Mite and Lice Treatment for Chickens >
          • Permethrin is Highly Toxic to Kittens and Cats Blog-Parasites
        • How to Get Rid of Red Mites on Chickens: CHOE
        • Three plants & a Poultry Tractor to Prevent Chicken Parasites
        • Types of Worms that Infest Chickens & How to Stop Them: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • 7 Ways to Prevent Parasites from Attacking Your Chickens
          • Ascarids (Large Intestinal Roundworms): Worms in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • About Cecal Worms and Chickens
          • Eye Worms in Chickens Prevention, Symptoms, & Treatments
          • Gapeworms in Chickens-Prevention & Treatments: CHOE >
            • Gizzard Worms in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • Hair Worms Symptoms & Treatments
        • SALMONELLA PREVENTION & CHICKENS: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Baby Chicks & Eggs-Proper Handling Can Prevent Salmonella
          • How UV Light Can Help Chickens >
            • How Using Ultra Violet Light In Your Hen House/Chicken Coop Can Prevent Salmonella: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Preventing Salmonella While Raising Chickens >
            • Hand Washing After Handling Chickens
            • How to Pasteurize Eggs At Home to Prevent Salmonella
          • Proper handling of eggs can prevent food poisoning
      • DIY FIrst Aid Kit For Chickens
      • How to Euthanize a Chicken Without Removing Their Head or Breaking Their Neck: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • What To Do When Your Chickens Spit
      • Disease Testing Labratories
      • Paracolon Infection: in Chickens
      • Probiotics and Chickens Facts
      • Leg Problems in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments >
        • Broken Chicken Leg: How to Fix it
        • Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens-Signs, Symptoms & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • Splayed Legs-Signs & Treatments: Hobbling Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • Slipped Tendon in Baby Chick's Leg-What You Can Do to Help: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Lymphoid Leukosis (Tumors) in Chickens
      • Candidiasis/Thrush/Crop Mycosis/Sour Crop in Poultry Symptoms & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • Moniliasis (Thrush) In Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments
      • Necrotic Enteritis in Chickens-Signs & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • Oregano Treatment for Necrotic Enteritis in Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Medicine for Chickens: CHOE >
        • FDA Approved List of Medications For Sick Chickens >
          • Amprolium Treatment for Coccidiosis in Chickens (Poultry): CHOE
          • Deccox® and LINCOMIX® FDA Approved Drug For Broiler Chickens-2018
        • Medicines Used In Medicated Chicken (Poultry) Feed: CHOE
        • Use Virkon S Disinfectant to Prevent Bacterial Infections & Viruses in Chickens, Poultry, & Livestock
      • Respiratory Diseases in Chickens: >
        • Airsacculitis in Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments >
          • Mycoplasma gallisepticum -Chronic Respiratory Disease-Infectious Sinusitis in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments >
            • Denagard-Treatment for Mycroplasma Galliisepticum Dosage: CHOE
        • Aspergillus Fumigatus in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
        • Avian Influenza-Symptoms & Treatments
        • Infectious Coryza Symptoms & Treatments
        • CRD-Chronic Respiratory Disease in Chickens Signs & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Aureomycin for Chicken Health
        • Newcastle Disease Symptoms & Treatments >
          • Fresh Charcoal Ash & Slaked Lime Used to Treat Avian Influenza & Newcastle Disease: CHOE >
            • Using Charcoal Ash to Prevent Disease in Chickens: CHOE
            • Quick Lime Reduces Bacteria Load in Poultry Litterr: CHOE
      • Surgeries On Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • How to Caponize/Neuter a Roosters: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Caponizing Roosters-Questions & Answers: CHOE
          • How to Use Stitches to Close the Incision/Wound After Caponizing/Neutering a Rooster: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Vaccine's for Chickens: CHOE >
        • Kinds of Chicken Vaccine's: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Coccivac Vaccines for Coccidiosis Management in Poultry: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Fowl Pox Vaccines for Chickens Chicken Heaven On Earth >
            • Fowl Pox Vaccine-How & When to Administer: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
              • What is a Fowl Pox-Vaccination: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Marek's Disease in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • Newcastle Disease Avinew Vaccine: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Salmonella Vaccines for Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • How to Vaccinate Your Flock of Chickens: CHOE >
          • Why You Should Vaccinate Your Chickens CHOE
          • Vaccination Schedule for Pullet-Laying Hens
          • Ways to Vaccinate Chickens >
            • How to Administer a Wing Web Vaccination to Chickens
      • Wry Neck in Chickens-Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
    • Pain Relievers for Chickens
    • ROOSTERS: Everything You Didn't Know About Them >
      • Rooster's As Pets: Information, Questions & Answers
      • Rooster's Warn People of Prowler's
      • Roosters-The Forgotten Bird
      • Reasons to adopt a Rooster >
        • The Homeless Rooster
        • Reason's to have a Rooster
      • How to Introduce a Rooster to a Flock That Has One
      • Rooster Mating Rituals: CHOE >
        • How Rooster's Flirt with Hens: CHOE
      • What to Do If Your Rooster Turns Mean: CHOE
      • How to Keep Rooster's Quiet
      • Dubbing Roosters-What do you think about this procedure? The Weekly Crow
  • Chicken Photography-It's a Thing!: CHOE
    • Chicken Photography Portfolio by Cindi Perry
    • Chicken Photography by Bonnie Stenzel: CHOE
    • Chicken Photography Portfolio by Mimi Calkin Santos: CHOE
  • People Can't Get Covid 19 From Chickens CHOE

Breeding Chickens-Facts

PictureMr. Luke & Lady Midnight.
Breeds of poultry are divided into four categories, breeds, varieties, types, and classes. Breed, color of plumage, type of comb, and size identify the different varieties of chickens.
Breed- A group of related birds which breed true to specific, repeated, given traits which are then used to identify the breed.
Varieties-The breeds of chickens and other fowl are then divided into varieties based on certain traits such as the color of their plumage (feathers), comb type, or other specific traits.
Type-Refers to the purpose which the poultry are bred for such as, egg-type and meat-type.
Class-In the U.S. there are four classes generally used which are Mediterranean, American, English, and Asiatic.
Most chickens used for egg and meat production are produced by cross-mating, breed crossing, or inbreeding. 
  • Cross-mating-Mating two or more strains within the same breed.
  • Breed crossing-Mating different breeds to get desired traits.
  • Inbred chickens- Mating the inbred lines to get the desired traits.
"Most commercial egg producing flocks are made up of White Leghorn strain crosses because of their superiority in egg production.  Hybrid (inbred) crosses are also popular for egg production. The Leghorns and Hybrids are white egg layers. Brown egg layers are Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshires, and Barred Plymouth Rocks.These are larger than the Leghorn strains and therefore have higher feed costs per dozen eggs produced. They are not as popular for large commercial flocks. Smaller farm flocks sometimes use these breeds because they produce more meat for home use and are considered to be dual=purpose breeds. However, they are not as efficient in either egg or meat production as types which are bred for one purpose. Commercial crosses that are bred for meat production are generally used for broiler production operations. A common cross is White Plymouth Rock females mated to Cornish males. These crosses do not have a high rate of egg lay, but are highly efficient as meat producers".
Does the rooster or the hen determine the sex of baby chicks?
The hen (female) determines the sex of baby chicks. Female chickens only have one sex chromosome while the male chicken has two sex chromosomes. The chromosomes carry genetic traits which are passed on to the offspring (Gillespie,1983).
See more about breeding chickens below.


Choosing a Rooster for Breeding Purposes

PictureLarry the Rooster. Sired by Rhode Island Red Rooster and Cochin hen.
When preparing your breeding program selecting the right rooster is an essential. Aggressive roosters tend to have higher testosterone levels which results in more fertilized eggs. Roosters should be selected from good, strong, healthy breeding stock with the desired physical attributes. Studies show in natural selection, hens will select their own mate and are more likely to choose a rooster with healthy genes. Hens which are allowed to select their own mate are less likely to reject the sperm.  Studies show, "copulations per se do not necessarily result from the choice of a female, and may be forced by the male (Pizzari et al., 2002). Such events do not reflect reproduction success (Bilcik and Estevez, 2005) because females can eject sperm by contractions of the cloacae. This mechanism enables females to get rid of sperm of males they do not favor (cryptic female choice, Birkhead and Møller, 1992; Pizzari and Birkhead, 2000)". (I. Tiemann, G. Rehkämper, 2009).
In artificial selection it is important to consider carefully which genes you want replicated in your baby chicks such as color of feathers, comb type, leg color, and even posture. It is best to select a rooster who is not closely blood related and of the same breed as your hens to maintain the breed standard.  Make sure your breeder rooster is in good health, has an undamaged comb, has bright eyes, leg scales which do not lift off from the legs, no pasty residue on the vent area, does not limp, has no sores or injuries on the bottom of their feet or anywhere on their body.  It is a good idea to have both your breeding rooster and hens checked out by a local livestock and poultry veterinarian before breeding them.
" A poor sexual mate choice will lead to offspring that might not withstand natural selection, whereas a good mate choice results in offspring with a genetic predisposition to handle natural selection on a big scale (I. Tiemann, G. Rehkämper, 2009)..

Selective Breeding 

Picture​A Growing Problem Selective Breeding in the Chicken Industry: The Case for Slower growth. (2015)
Selective breeding can be used to reproduce certain desired characteristics in the chickens offspring.  When using selective breeding care should be taken to breed birds of the same breed type to keep the breed standard. Size should be considered when breed crossing chickens to prevent genetic defects and serious health issues. Breeding a standard size bird with a smaller breed such as a bantam or silkie may cause birth defects which can be fatal. For example, the inherited skull size may end up being the size of the smaller bird while the brain size of the larger bird may be inherited which can cause the brain to put pressure on the smaller skull and eventually as the inherited larger brain outgrows the smaller size of the inherited skull it will put significant pressure and separation of the skull which can cause birds to become uncoordinated and death. Growth of vital organs could be impaired by breeding birds of different sizes as well. For example, breeding a standard size breed with a bantam breed could result in bantam size vital organs and a standard size bird which would leave the vital organs incapable of sustaining a large bird.
Commercial broiler birds are an example of poor selective breeding.
Broiler birds were bred for fast weight gain characteristics and as a result the birds grow extremely fast and gain an excessive amount of weight which is too heavy for the birds legs bone structure which will collapse under the extra weight. "​The type of chicken commonly used today grows at a rate 300% faster than those in 1960. They reach heavier weights than in years past but in significantly less time. In fact, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas, these chickens grow at a rate equivalent to a two-month-old human baby weighing 660 pounds!* Barely able to move at just a few weeks old, these overgrown “Cornish Cross” breed birds typically spend their lives warehoused in overcrowded massive sheds where dim, constant lighting keeps them continuously eating—virtually all they’re able to do—in a constant pursuit of higher efficiency and productivity. Today’s fast growing birds are so heavy and weak that they often collapse or struggle to stay standing. All of this pushes their bodies and immune systems to the brink. Farms routinely feed them preventative antibiotics, creating a vicious cycle that allows them to perpetuate substandard conditions and raising significant questions about the implications for human health. These are the chickens that make their way to America’s dinner plates every day" (A Growing Problem Selective Breeding in the Chicken Industry: The Case for Slower growth. 2015. https://www.aspca.org/sites/default/files/chix_white_paper_nov2015_lores.pdf​).

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  1. ​Gillespie, James R. . Modern LIvestock & Poultry Production. 2nd ed., Delmar Publishers Inc., 1983, p. 92, 497-498.
  2. I. Tiemann, G. Rehkämper, Effect of artificial selection on female choice among domesticated chickens Gallus gallus f.d., Poultry Science, Volume 88, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 1948–1954, https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.2008-00250
  3. A Growing Problem Selective Breeding in the Chicken Industry: The Case for Slower growth. (2015). Retrieved 1 December 2019, from https://www.aspca.org/sites/default/files/chix_white_paper_nov2015_lores.pdf
  4. ​A Growing Problem Selective Breeding in the Chicken Industry: The Case for Slower growth. (2015). Retrieved 1 December 2019, from https://www.aspca.org/sites/default/files/chix_white_paper_nov2015_lores.pdf
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