Articles by Mr MKK FARMS

MKK Farms is a "farm". Poultry The reward for hatching... Chicks! Candling the eggs. Actually hatching! One of our pretty Barred Plymouth Rock girls. Marius the Salmon Faverolle rooster at the water fountain. Eponine the Salmon Faverolle hen taking a drink...

I currently have 26 Barred rocks. 1 rooster and 24 hens. They are really sweet, so I decided to let all of BYC see them! So here they are! My rooster up in a tree!! Thumbs up for that!! Looking for the worms, so frustrating! :) Scratching the beak and comb! One of the hens stalking me...

Meet my trio of faverolles, Marius, Eponine, and Cosette! Marius crowing Hiding in the coop More crowing Looking for bugs. Even more crowing. A body shot. Ruffling up the feathers Cosette looking up. The trio. More crowing yet. Cosette drinking. Eponine drinking. Cossete looking...

Chickens About chickens Chickens are in old species of animal that have been around for centuries. They are commonly used for eggs, meat, pets, and exhibition/ornamental (showing). There are different classes of chickens such as Exhibition/Ornamental (such as a Silkie), dual purpose birds...

Chickens have been around for centurys. All the different breeds of chicken we see today primarily come from the Red Jungle fowl (Chickens are a subspecies of Jungle fowl). Red Jungle fowl are still alive and can be seen today. Red Jungle fowl hen...

Chicken Breed Info: Breed Purpose: Dual Purpose Comb: Single Broodiness: Climate Tolerance: General Egg Info: Egg Productivity: Medium Egg Size: Large Egg Color: Brown Breed Temperament: Breed Colors / Varieties: Breed Details: Chicken Breed Photos...

Meet Boss, he is a 19 week old Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerel, that I got from Rochester Hatchery. I named him Boss because he is the Boss of my Barred Rock flock. Boss's Hobbies are: Crowing, Pecking, mating with the hens, and Managing the flock of Barred Rocks. Boss is a heavy bodied...

Predators are one of the greatest fears a chicken farmer has. They can be cunning, fast, and very sneaky. The list of predators ranges from the smallest mink to the biggest bear. You will have different types of predators depending on where you live. Minks and raccoons are some of the hardest...

This flock is made of Australorp's and Welsummer. They came as chicks last year and are now filling out as beautiful birds laying eggs that are as yummy as cake... Almost. I am proud of them. These birds are AWESOME!! First things first, Wimpy the rooster! Despite the funny name he is a...

Unfortunately I wasn't able to name them all because I have so many Barred rocks and they all look alike but I will try my best to give you as many names as possible! This is Checkers, the great dust bather!! She is a very goofy hen with a lot of great and whacky personality! This is Baba...

Roosters can be odd. Some are very docile and can be as loving as a hen, others can attack you. This is all normal rooster behaviour. To keep a rooster or not to keep a rooster, that is the question. Well, what breed do you want? Where do you live? What do you want a rooster for? How will you...