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Welsummer Chickens

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The standard dual-purpose Welsummer chicken breed is famous for its large, dark, terra-cotta-colored eggs that are often speckled with an even darker hue.

Yokohama Chickens

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The long-tailed Yokohama chicken breed is used for exhibition.

Barnevelder Chickens

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The striking Barnevelder chicken lays dark-brown eggs year-round and is a gentle addition to backyard flocks.

Booted Bantam Chickens

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The ornamental Booted Bantam chicken makes a striking appearance at poultry exhibitions.

Campine Chickens

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The energetic Campine chicken is a dependable layer of medium-sized white eggs.

California Red Sheep

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California Red sheep are a dual-purpose breed noted for their silky, beige or oatmeal-colored fleece and their exceptionally tender, tasty meat.

American Blackbelly Sheep

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As hair sheep, American Blackbellies are extremely easy to care for and require no shearing or tail docking.

Brahma Chickens

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Brahma chickens are dual-purpose chickens known for their regal stature, enormous size, feathered legs and calm, easy-going disposition.

British Shetland Ponies

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The Shetland pony became the first pony to have its own breed society when fanciers formed the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society in 1890. .

Poultry Profiles: Get to Know the Cochin

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Their impressive size and aristocratic demeanor make Cochin chickens standouts in any crowd. They're docile in nature and are dual-purpose meat and egg makers.

Dominique chickens

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Dual-purpose Dominique chickens lay a respectable number of small- to medium-sized, brown eggs yet are meaty enough to roast when young or stew in old age. Historically, Dominiques were expected to forage their own feed and still excel as fend-for-yourself, free-range fowl or in pastured-poultry situations. Because of tightly arranged feathers, they resist frostbite. Dominiques are also able to adapt well to hot climates. They come in both large fowl and bantam sizes.

San Clemente Island goats

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San Clemente Island goats are one of the rarest goat breeds in North America. They are, at this time, primarily a conservation priority breed. Does give a reasonable amount of delicious, high-butterfat milk and could be milked as household dairy goats.

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