Australorps, with their black feathers that absorb heat efficiently, are another excellent choice for winter laying.

Great news for Sweden’s egg laying hens: no more cages for these birds! The North European country has long been known to lead the world in innovation, and now Sweden has become the first EU country ...

(The Cornish chicken, which originated in Cornwall, England, is a smaller breed of chicken with short legs and a broad breast.) In 1965, Donald Tyson, founder of Tyson Foods, bred the Cornish chicken ...