4 Rare Breeds Of Chickens For Your Homestead: What The Cluck?! Episode 11 [Podcast]

On our homestead, we raise several rare breeds of chickens.   In part, this is because we enjoy their beauty, and also because the breeds have advantages over more popular breeds of chickens.   In this episode of What The Cluck?! we examine 4 rare breeds of chickens, and their advantages.   We also look at the history of the breeds   Three of the breeds we actively keep on our homestead, and I think you'll be quite surprised at some of the information you'll learn. You'll learn: Why these rare breeds of chickens are more advantageous to raise than common breeds Which breeds lend beauty to your flock Common mistakes owners make when raising rare breeds of chickens The one breed that can produce a hefty income for your homestead   (LIKE THIS PODCAST? LISTEN TO THE REST HERE)   Links we discuss:   Thrive Market French study on Turkens (Naked Necks): A.L. N'dri, et al. "Interactions between the naked neck gene, sex, and fluctuating ambient temperature on heat tolerance, growth, body composition, meat quality, and sensory analysis of slow growing meat-type broilers." Livestock Science, June 2007, Volume 110, Issues 1-2, Pages 33–45   Marans of America Club Study on pigmentation in Ayam Cemanis: Ben Dorshorst, et al. "A Complex Genomic Rearrangement Involving the Endothelin 3Locus Causes Dermal Hyperpigmentation in the Chicken." PLOS Genetics, December 22, 2011 Feeding Your Hens Right //   Transcription: Hi there, and welcome to session 11 of What the cluck, a podcast devoted to keeping chickens for fun and self sufficiency.   I’m maat from FrugalChicken, and in this episode we’ll look at rare breeds of chickens for your homestead and I think we have some really cool birds to talk about! So stay with me!   Now before we get started, I just want to briefly mention a company that I love and that’s Thrive Market. Why do I love them so much? Well, first off, if you don’t know what Thrive Market is, it’s an online organic supermarket, and it’s a lit