author: christine heinrichs

... breeds are available that you should express your personality in the breeds you raise. Garfield Farm Museum's flock of Black Javas is part of its interpretive mission. Javas were an important breed on nineteenth-century American farms ...

Chicken Breeds for Your Home Flock Christine Heinrichs. American Games like this hen are said to have been among the chickens kept by George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson. Courtesy of the Livestock Conservancy ORIENTAL ...

... Holderread Waterfowl Farm and Preservation Center in Corvallis, Oregon. These Aylesbury ducks winter well on a Kansas farm. Ducks are insulated with down feathers that keep them warm in the coldest weather. The feathers are an important ...