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Posted on August 23, 2018November 23, 2021 by Gail Damerow — 3 Comments

Chicken Breed Spotlight: Australorp or Black Jersey Giant

Australorp and Black Jersey Giant chickens look and behave a lot alike. Both are good foragers, and the hens of both breeds tend to become broody and raise their own chicks. Both breeds have a bright red single comb, red earlobes, a black beak, and dark brown eyes. Australorps come in one color — black. […]

Posted on May 11, 2018January 30, 2021 by Cackle Hatchery — 2 Comments

Watch a Mother Hen Enjoy a Meal With Her New Chicks [Video]

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate the remarkable maternal instincts of mother hens. Although some hens tend to make better mothers than others—Silkies and Orpingtons are widely-regarded as some of the best breeds for hatching—all hens have natural maternal instincts that kick in as soon as their chicks […]

Posted on July 31, 2017June 30, 2021 by Gail Damerow — 2 Comments

Best Chicken Breeds for Free Range

When chickens are allowed to free range, certain breeds fare far better than others, especially in terms of avoiding predators. Ideal characteristics for free ranging chickens include wariness, inconspicuous plumage, acute vision, and foraging ability. Predator Wariness Chicken breeds that are best able to evade predators are the wary, high strung, excitable, so-called […]