The biological taxonomy of the common chicken is Gallus gallus domesticus. In other words, this would mean that any "breed" of chicken, whether it's a leghorn or a silkie or whatever, is exactly the same genus, species and subspecies as any other. So, a "breed" of chicken, then, is nothing more...
I hope this is the right forum to ask these questions, so here goes:
what is the general quality that can be expected when ordering from large hatcheries?
obviously large hatcheries aren't selling show quality birds, but with careful flock management and selective breeding, can show quality...
Hi All,
I just joined the forum today. I'm originally from Chicago, but I have been living in Costa Rica for about five years now.
I have a couple properties here in Costa Rica and I'm just getting started breeding and raising chickens, pheasants and quail and I plan to expand my project to...