by Chloe | Apr 11, 2026 | Breed Information, Chickens, New Zealand Forager Fowl
A lot has happened with this project since last time I wrote, overall everything is looking very promising. I’m still hatching NZFFs. I started in September and I was admittedly hoping to be done by now, but with all the issues I have had with power cuts...
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. I have come across some people who would like to think brassy backs are furnace, some say polecat are brassy back, and sometimes that furnace are polecat. These are often given without proof for their...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
