There are countless varieties of chickens to choose from when considering breeds to raise. Choosing a breed will depend on the kind of chicken you are looking to raise. There are extremely healthy breeds, but their egg-laying capacity is frail and puny, while other chickens produce a plethora of eggs every day. Before finally choosing the right chicken to raise, you must consider quite a few factors in addition to what chicken house plans will suffice.

A quick review of a few factors involved

There are several angles that must be taken into consideration when choosing a breed. Like the place where your chickens will live. Do you have a big enough backyard to accommodate the amount of chickens you want? Is it wide enough to let your chosen number of chickens to roam? You have to think about this factor because chickens differ in breeds – some are small and others are large. Which is another reason you should carefully choose what chicken house plans are going to suit your flock the best.

• Also, another factor is the environment you are living in. If you’re living along the equator, it is expected that the temperature within that place be, most of the time, scorching hot. But if you’re living somewhere up above or down below, it becomes colder. Now, which of the two are you?
• There are cross breeds that can resist whatever the weather that may come. Production Reds is one of many typical examples. They can be tamed and are resistant to cold temperature. That is why, when you live in a place where it’s always cold, this breed is the right one for you.
• Bantams can be a little bit hardheaded. They love to fly around, a very good reason why pens can be worthless. These breeds are tough but pretty for their fluffiness is incomparable. They are not good in laying eggs but if they do, their product is very small and is not advisable for selling.
• The Pekins and Silkies are two of the best choices when it comes to laying eggs. They come in various colors and types. If you try to crossbreed a silkie with a cochin bantam, you will have a wonderful breed because the outcome is a kind which never bit, hurt or clawed anyone as proven by top breeders.

Feeding Habits

Be careful with purebred chicken meat because they are very fragile, they tend to choke on their own food, and are prone to having heart attacks without any probable cause. So be weary of your breed and make sure your chicken house plans will give them the most comfortable area to thrive.

 

• If you are looking for a cheap egg-laying chicken, you can settle with a leghorn. Although you have to eventually, clip their wings because they are flighty. Also, they are a bit scrawny so watch out! Some breeders dare not choose leghorns, because they are not very attractive and are highly strung.
• Looking for a chicken that’s sweet? Try cross breeding Cochin bantams. Breeds that came from a Cochin bantam’s bloodline are amazing because of certain qualities like sweetness, manners, and you have a very good breed that can easily be noticed in exhibitions.
• Barred Plymouth Rocks are also one of the top breeds. They are the best deal ever, all in one package. Why? Well, during summer time, they lay almost every day. They have a healthy and good weight, are astonishingly pretty, and are not vicious.
• Americaunas have an impeccable beauty that is more radiant because of their feathers. They have a color resembling a falcon’s – dark, golden feathers. Their beaks are almost similar with a falcon’s because some breeds have pretty curved beaks. They are indeed beautiful breeds and can withstand the coldness of the night or during wintertime but if you like squeezing eggs out of these breeds, what luck! Sadly, they do not lay very well.

Finally yet most importantly, breeds that are unusual need more attention from the breeders in order to survive. Therefore, you will need to carefully choose the right breed to raise based on not only the factors above but also the time you can commit as well as what type of chicken house plans that will offer your chosen breed the best life.