Articles by OthalaAcres

The American Dominique The Dominique is a very versatile breed, being valued on the small farm or homestead for both eggs and meat. They are excellent foragers if allowed to free range, and their cuckoo barring gives them an advantage against predators, as it is excellent camouflage. Dominique...

Othala Acres Heritage Poultry & Livestock Here on our 4.6 acre farm in Troy, New Hampshire (within sight of Mt Monadnock), we raise Dominique large fowl & bantam, Partridge Chanteclers, Narragansett Turkeys, and Silkies in Bearded Buff, Non-bearded Buff, and Bearded Blue & Splash. We recently...

Chantecler chickens were developed in the early 1900's by Brother Wilfred, a monk in Quebec who realized that Canada had no chicken breed of its own. He set out to develop a uniquely Canadian breed that would provide good eggs, meat, and could withstand harsh cold climates. Breeds that went into...