Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs and Other Small Spaces (20 page)
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Authors: Barbara Kilarski
Tags: #chickens, #health, #care, #poultry, #raising, #city, #urban, #housing, #keeping, #farming, #eggs, #chicks, #chicken, #hen, #rooster
New Hampshire Red
Feather Colors:
Chestnut red
Eggshell Color:
Medium brown
Hen Body Weight:
6 lb (2.7 kg)
Comments:
Great layer. Friendly and calm.
Plymouth Rock
Feather Colors:
Barred black and white, buff and white
Eggshell Color:
Light brown
Hen Body Weight:
6 lb (2.7kg)
Comments:
Great layer. Friendly and curious.
Rhode Island Red
Feather Colors:
Dark red to reddish brown
Eggshell Color:
Medium brown
Hen Body Weight:
6 lb (2.7 kg)
Comments:
Cautious, yet mellow. Great layer.
Silver-Laced Wyandotte
Feather Colors:
Contrasting silver-white and black
Eggshell Color:
Medium brown
Hen Body Weight:
6 lb (2.7 kg)
Comments:
Good layer. Attractive plumage pattern.
Red Sex Link
Feather Colors:
Dark red with black tail, wing feathers
Eggshell Color:
Medium brown
Hen Body Weight:
5 lb (2.3 kg)
Comments:
Good hybrid layer. Friendly disposition.
Black Minorca
Feather Colors:
Black and white spotting
Eggshell Color:
White
Hen Body Weight:
5 lb (2.3 kg)
Comments:
Good layer of white eggs.
The Lenham Poultry Range, a creation of Forsham Cottage Arks.
Marquee-style decor in a Seattle chicken run (owner John Bennet).
A veritable chicken villa (owners Ray and Robin Nichols).
The Henspa, a unique portable coop designed by Egganic Industries.
True country-coop style (courtesy of the imaginations of owners Jeff Stein and Margaret Kramer).
Stained-glass chick-chic window made by Brighton West, Atlanta, Georgia.
Two-story chicken chalet (owner Kimberly Minch).
Room with a view and her own flowerbox, too (owners Shelley Baker
and Sonja Hunter)
