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The Brassy Back, Furnace, Polecat Family.

The Brassy Back, Furnace, Polecat Family.

by Chloe | Jan 11, 2026 | Breed Information, Breeding and Chicken Genetics, Chickens, Colour Genetics, Pekins

There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding this colour group, people would like to think brassy backs are furnace, polecat are brassy back, and furnace are polecat, but no one seemingly has any actual proof for their claims, or they use standards from other...
NZFF project part-1

NZFF project part-1

by Chloe | Apr 2, 2025 | Breed Information, Chickens, New Zealand Forager Fowl

March 2025  The idea of these articles is to document the New Zealand Forager Fowl project so that the NZFF breeders of the future may learn something about the history of the breed. Breeders with similar projects may be interested to see what I’m doing with...
The chicken coop.

The chicken coop.

by Chloe | Mar 27, 2025 | Chickens, Getting Started With Backyard Chickens, Housing

The chicken coop is admittedly one of the most important aspects of raising chickens, a good coop will save the chicken keeper many headaches, as well as make for happier, healthier chickens. So what makes a good chicken coop? Read on to find out.   Where should...
Washing show chickens

Washing show chickens

by Chloe | Mar 13, 2025 | Chickens, Exhibition Information, Show Day Preparation

 If you’re into exhibition poultry you’re inevitably going to need to wash your birds at some point, depending on the breed and variety that might be once in a while or that might be before each and every show. So if you’re wondering why, when, or...
Inbreeding basics

Inbreeding basics

by Chloe | Feb 17, 2025 | Breeding and Chicken Genetics, Breeding Basics, Chickens

Inbreeding can be a great tool but if used improperly it can be a detriment to the strain, so what are the pros and cons? What are the different methods of inbreeding? Why should you as a breeder used inbreeding? Read on to find out.     What is inbreeding?...

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