Episode-2817- Choosing Chicken Breeds Based on Homestead Goals and Intrinsic Characteristics

In some ways chickens are like WordPress Plugins.  What do I mean by that?  Man and chicken go back so far that no matter what you really want, someone has likely already bred a chicken breed that does that.  Different breeds have different intrinsic characteristics.  In permaculture any living element is analyzed for a few different things but one is intrinsic characteristics. For this discussion let’s break down and define those words Intrinsic – belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing Characteristic – a distinguishing trait, quality, or property In other words some animals and further some … Continue reading →