🐔 Chickens
Chickens breeds
The backyard all-rounder — eggs, meat, pets, and show birds. 49 breeds — filter below.
Ameraucana
~200 eggs/yr
Ancona
~220 eggs/yr
Andalusian
~165 eggs/yr
Appenzeller Spitzhauben
~150 eggs/yr
Araucana
~180 eggs/yr
Australorp
~280 eggs/yr
Barnevelder
~180 eggs/yr
Bielefelder
~200 eggs/yr
Brahma
~150 eggs/yr
Buckeye
~200 eggs/yr
Buff Orpington
~190 eggs/yr
Cochin
~160 eggs/yr
Cornish
~160 eggs/yr
Crevecoeur
~150 eggs/yr
Delaware
~200 eggs/yr
Dominique
~230 eggs/yr
Easter Egger
~250 eggs/yr
Egyptian Fayoumi
~150 eggs/yr
Faverolles
~180 eggs/yr
Frizzle
~170 eggs/yr
Golden Comet
~300 eggs/yr
Hamburg
~200 eggs/yr
Houdan
~160 eggs/yr
ISA Brown
~300 eggs/yr
Jersey Giant
~180 eggs/yr
Lavender Orpington
~200 eggs/yr
Leghorn
~290 eggs/yr
Marans
~180 eggs/yr
Minorca
~200 eggs/yr
Naked Neck
~180 eggs/yr
New Hampshire
~200 eggs/yr
Old English Game
~160 eggs/yr
Olive Egger
~200 eggs/yr
Phoenix
~100 eggs/yr
Plymouth Rock
~250 eggs/yr
Polish
~180 eggs/yr
Rhode Island Red
~250 eggs/yr
Russian Orloff
~150 eggs/yr
Sapphire Gem
~290 eggs/yr
Sebright
~70 eggs/yr
Serama
Egg data pending
Silkie
~110 eggs/yr
Speckled Sussex
~250 eggs/yr
Swedish Flower Hen
~150 eggs/yr
Vorwerk
~170 eggs/yr
Welsummer
~180 eggs/yr
White-Faced Black Spanish
~180 eggs/yr
Wyandotte
~200 eggs/yr
Yokohama
~100 eggs/yr
No breeds match — try loosening the filters.
Guides
DIY Chicken Coop Plans & Build Basics
Build a safe, well-ventilated, easy-to-clean backyard coop — how to size it, what materials to use, predator-proofing, and free plan ideas.
Best Chicken Breeds for Beginners
New to chickens? These five hardy, docile, reliable-laying breeds are the easiest place to start — with links to read more on each.
What to Feed Chickens: A Simple Guide
Starter, grower, and layer feed by age — plus grit, treats, and the foods you should never give your flock.
Raising Baby Chicks: The First 6 Weeks
A simple brooder setup, the right heat, feed, and water to bring day-old chicks safely to feathered pullets.
How Many Eggs Will Your Chickens Lay?
What really drives egg production — breed, age, daylight, and season — plus the most productive laying breeds.
What Does "Broody" Mean? Broody Hens Explained
What a broody hen is, why it happens, how to break it — or use it to hatch chicks — and which breeds go broody most.
Chicken Mites & Lice: Spot, Treat, and Prevent
How to identify mites and lice on chickens, treat an infestation fast, and keep your coop pest-free for good.
Chicken Molting: What to Expect and How to Help
Why chickens lose feathers and stop laying each year, how long a molt lasts, and how to support your flock through it.
Common Chicken Diseases & Health Basics
A plain-English overview of the most common backyard chicken illnesses — coccidiosis, respiratory disease, Marek's — and when to call a vet.
Chicken Egg Colors: What Each Breed Lays
Why chickens lay brown, white, blue, green, and chocolate eggs — and exactly which breeds lay which color.
How to Incubate & Hatch Chicken Eggs
A beginner's guide to hatching chicken eggs — incubator setup, temperature, humidity, turning, candling, and the 21-day timeline.