Kraienkoppe Chicken : the chicken from German-Netherlands border

The chicken comes on the border German-Netherland it has been originated from the country. The Netherland name from the chicken is Twents Hoen. The chicken is large enough, weighing to 2.5 kilogram (6 pounds) and the hen’s weigh is around 1.8 kilogram (4 pounds). The chicken performance looks like game fowl, which is high. It is not surprisingly that the chicken is similar to the game fowl because it is a descendent of Malays. A German breeder found the Krainkoppe in 1920and the chicken was shown 1925 in Germany for the first time. Though the looks like game fowl but it is not a game fowl. They are raise for the ornamental chicken or chicken show and as a layer chicken. The hen lays fair number white eggs and they will go broody too. You can raise the chicken at your backyard due its good foraging ability. The head is medium size, relative to its body. The beak is medium in size and the chicken has small pea comb above its head. The skin of the chicken is yellow. There are two variations of the chicken plumages i.e. Black breasted red and black breasted silver. The chicken is rare now.

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Houdan Chciken Crested and five toes chicken From French

Houdan Chicken cames from Houdan, an area of France. This medium size chicken were originated from various chickenn such as Dorking, crevecceur and Polish.The Polish and crevecceur may derive its crest to Houdan. The Dorking derive its five toes to the chicken. The chicken is ight breed. Rosters weighing 2,5-3 kilogram while, the hen weighing 2-2,35 kilogram.

Pekin Bantem The True Bantam From Beijing

It is a true or realy bantam chicken that comes from Beijing. The British Army brought the Chicken from China at the second Opium War and give it to the Queen Victoria who lead United Kingdom at the time. This is an interesting bantam and you can raise at your backyard. The are tame and they are prolific too. the hen are good sitter and very attentive to its chick, while the rooster could be aggressive when other chicken enter its region. The chicken have round shape body with the thick plumage. This chicken is soft feather chciken. 

there are some various of the full feather shank buff, birchen, coulmbian, barred, cucko, lavender, mottled, partridge, silver partridge and white. The bantam also named as Cochin Bantam. West people said that Cochin is Shanghai. 

This chicken is small. Thee roster wieghs 680 gram , while the hen weighs 570 gram. 

The Indian Fantail

The Indian fantail is a famous fancy pigeon the world. As guest its
name the bird come from India. Now, the population spread to the
world. We are easy to find this beautiful bird.
The bird also is a descendant of rock pigeon. The bird has fan shape
tail as guest its name and it make different to other pigeon. We can
see crest behind its head. They feet also has feathers that cover its
feet.
There is a story that the bird is survive from the snake. When the
snake has been sent to the United states, there were several Indian
fantail pigeon. Only two survived that reach over

How to breed pigeon

Pigeon is a prolific bird that can grow fast. The bird can lay six times in a year, meaning, the bird can produce 12 chicks in a year. The bird can provide fresh meat every two month. 

Before preparing to breed the bird, you have to find a pair of pigeon. It is not difficult to find a mate of pigeon.  Then, you must provide them a pen where their live. Notice that the pair of pigeon must be mature. Find six month old pigeon. The breed depends on your want or need. You can choose utility pigeon or you can choose   homing pigeon. You have better to choose the similar breed of pigeon. For example, you are better to mate the fancy with the fancy.

Beside pen, you have to provide bowl. The bird will find the nest from hay, grass, tobacco stamp, pine needles, and so many). Before lay eggs, the pair of pigeon will find the material nest. Then, they together build the nest.

The hen lays the eggs. And together will keep the eggs. Sometimes the male hatch the eggs and the hen can hatch too. After two weeks or 14 days, the eggs will hatch. Either the male or female feed the chick with the pigeon milk that comes from its crop. The parents eat the seed and the grain and then feed it to the chicks. Both parents will raise the chicks for month only. They can lays the eggs again.  

The Silver Arabian Chicken: The Braekel and Leghorn hybrid

In my country people knows the Arabian Chicken that produce abundant eggs. A hen of Arabian chicken can lay at least 160 to 250 eggs a year. It is better than the other native landrace. That is why the farmer love the chicken. The egg is more expensive than the common egg. The farmer sells as the kampong egg. People loves kampong egg because more health than the common eggs. The size is also small and it is free from the chicken medicine. People use is as traditional medicine. People believe that the body will be health when you eat so much kampong eggs. My brother in law, eat six kampong eggs when he feel tired. This chicken characteristic is similar to the Braekel rather than Leghorn. The sickle feather at neck is silver in color. The entire color of feather is black with silver laced. The characteristic of the chicken is very nervous. The chicken can fly for short distances. The chicken comb is single. The hen has also large comb but is smaller than the rooster. The pullet began lays at six month. To me the bird is also beautiful and the size is almost similar to bantam chicken. I want raise the chicken one day.

Plumed Guinea Fowl

THe bird come from Central and eastern Africa. The habitat of the bird is primary forest. The bird is a family of the guinea fowl. The plumed is almost resemble to its brother helmeted guinea fowl. The special of plumed characters that make it different to its brother is the straighter and higher crested. The height is only 45-51 cm, weighing almost 1000 g or one kilogram The bird diet is plant and insect.Like other bird they love almost plant such as leaves, root, fruit, seed and shoots. They also love insects that they can find at forest. There are two plumed subspecies: Cameron plumed Guinea fowl and Schultz plumed guinea fowl. The western subspecies has dull-grey blue face and neck; while, the eastern has orange patches among the grey blue face and neck. read also: guinea fowl How to Sex Guinea Fowl