8 Popular Chicken Breeds For Homesteaders That Want Eggs

“Choosing what breed of chicken you want to raise for eggs is a topic of heated debate. There can be a multitude of answers depending on what’s important to you.

Personality? Size? Color of eggs? Color of chickens?

Ability to free range or raise their own chicks?

How long will they keep laying?

So many factors go into which breed is the absolute best for you. With that said, there are some breeds that come up often in any debate. Here are eight of the most popular egg laying chicken breeds…”

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In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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