so all chickens are domesticated, right? But some chickens are a little bit more wild than others. And so what I always think of is that two different breeds that you could kind of characterize ...

Fluffy chickens come in all sizes and colors, so you're bound to find a breed that suits your family. Some of the most popular fluffy chicken breeds include: Silkies. Silkie chickens are smaller ...

With so many chicken breeds (plus hybrids and crossbred chickens ... to meet a certain “type” described in a standard for shows. All birds of a certain breed won’t have identical ...

All chicken breeds share a common ancestor: the red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Approximately 8,000 years ago, humans began domesticating and selectively breeding chickens. Today, there are two ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ayam Cemani is a rare breed of chicken that is completely black, including its organs, muscles, and bones. This chicken originates in Indonesia, where many locals ...

Hemmer must pick the ones with the strongest features and breed them. All his chickens and sheep are endangered species. Hemmer built several new coops for his chickens. Each barn has ...

(See seven regal photos that show the elegance of chickens.) Of course, all the black chicken breeds are winners in Andersson’s book, simply because their coloration is so unlikely, genetically ...

So I searched for how we ended up with the chicken of today. The varied backyard and farmyard breeds of yesteryear all became one predictable hybrid: mild-mannered, white-feathered, big-breasted.