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Chicken Keeping

Raising Chickens

Rhode Island Red Rooster Temperament

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Rhode Island Red Rooster Temperament

The Rhode Island Red chicken breed was made in the late 1800s. In the United States, it is considered a heritage breed. It was created in Rhode Island to produce both eggs and meat. However, in the last few years, many of the genes for making meat have been bred out of the birds, so … Read more

Australorp Rooster Temperament

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Australorp Rooster Behavior

The Australorp is one of the most popular breeds of chicken. This breed has an adventurous personality, which means they’re always looking for fun ways to keep themselves busy. But, what about the roosters? Are they friendly or mean? Do they attack people or do they like to be petted? Depending on how you raise … Read more

Silkie Rooster Temperament And How To Handle It

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Silkie rooster Temperament

It is no secret that Silkie Chicken is the labrador retriever of chickens. One of the low number of chicken breeds that you can keep in your apartment. If you are looking for a pet chicken, Silkie Chicken Is the breed for you.

They are small, smart, and gentle. However, when roosters come to mind, even the Silkie Rooster Temperament can surprise every chicken keeper.

Their distinct fluffy plumage caught even Marco Polo‘s attention. He was amazed by their fur, so it’s believed that he brought them to Europe via Silk Road.

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Leghorn Rooster Temperament

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Leghorn Rooster Temperament

The Leghorn rooster is certainly an interesting specimen. These birds, which are physically similar to other types of chickens, are known for their beautiful white feathers. They’re also very popular in the United States because they lay large eggs and are incredibly docile — which makes them easy for most people to handle. However, this … Read more

40 AMAZING Facts About Chickens You Might Not Know

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40 Amazing Facts You Might Not Know About CHICKENS!

We at the typesofchicken.com team try to find as much useful information about keeping chickens as possible and we give our best to share it and combine our opinions with you.

This process depends a lot on the time we spend in research.

During our research, we have found many interesting facts about chickens that may or may not be directly connected with keeping chickens but are good to know. This is why we decided to share with you 40 Facts You Might Not Know About Chickens.

Let’s start, and hope you will enjoy!

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9 kinds of chicken combs (chicken breeds with combs included)

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Types Of Combs In Chickens

Except for a few articles concerning water bathing and feathers, we at the typesofchicken.com team rarely do articles about the general outside look of the chickens.

The weekly Pros & Cons articles regarding certain chicken breeds are where much of the discussion about the hens’ appearance takes place. In light of that, we chose to write about chicken combs for today’s post.

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Can chickens swim? “The Hobby of Swimming”

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chickens swimming

Something easy comes to mind when you think about swimming creatures.

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Tips On How To Raise Friendly Chickens! *You will be surprised with Number 2*

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raise friendly chickens

In our previous articles, we at the typesofchicken.com team were mostly focused on the usage of chickens as products, which breeds give the best meat, what to feed your chicken to get the best eggs, and more. But from what we`ve learned from some of your e-mails, it seems like some of our regular readers … Read more

Keeping Multiple Roosters – 5 tips

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Keeping Multiple Roosters

Roosters are not so easy to keep, at least not as much as hens. Chicken keepers that keep their chickens for the eggs usually don`t want to keep roosters in their flock.  

There are, however, many chicken keepers that cannot imagine their flock without a couple of roosters – if you are one of them or want to be – this article is for you. We have prepared for you this article about 5 tips for Keeping Multiple Roosters in order to oblige the big number of our readers that wanted to know more about rooster keeping.

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