Raising heritage breed chickens becomes more fun if we don’t buy chicks annually but instead hatch their eggs to develop a distinct flock of our own. Our attempt to improve each generation is a ...

When you think of chickens, you might picture the classic farmyard rooster — the one that is on all the chicken decor in the house — but there’s an entire world of fluffy chicken breeds out there.

Somewhere on a quiet farmyard, a rooster with sleek, shiny black feathers is out here making every other bird look basic. His ...