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20 Chicken Breeds To Consider In 2021
Looking for a new chicken breed to try out in the coop this year? We rounded up 20 of the best breeds to add to your flock in 2021!
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To celebrate
Hobby Farms’ 20th anniversary, we’ve picked 20 of the best chicken breeds in 20 different categories to fulfill your every small-farm need. From the best layers to the best meat breeds, from the most docile to the most ornamental, plenty of different birds exist from which to choose.
Best Layer, White Eggs (Modern)
California White
This hybrid was developed in California by breeding White Leghorn hens to California Grey roosters. They are mostly white with a few black specks.
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Technology Keeps Chickens Happy At This Homestead
Technology and some innovative techniques help these keepers maintain a happy, healthy flock of chickens at their Rhode Island homestead.
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We have kept chickens for five years in a small urban town in Rhode Island. Our inspiration? A visit to Hawaii, where we enjoyed fresh eggs every day.
We started with buying a used coop in preparation of getting chicks the next spring. But to our surprise, the coop came with a hen named Sunshine. And our flock of chickens (not to mention our coop and technology) has only grown since then!
National Trust receives Art contribution for Mille Fleurs
The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to announce the receipt of two art pieces that have been generously donated by Trust member Dr. Yvonne Bobb-Smith.
This exchange took place recently at Mille Fleurs with Dr. Bobb-Smith herself presenting both pieces to the Chairman of Council of the National Trust Mrs. Margaret McDowall.
The pieces donated are Roy Crosse’s “
Pan in Action” (1970) and John Newel-Lewis’ “
The Harbourmaster’s Office with the Lighthouse” (1957).
Crosse (1945-2014) was a multi-media artist whose talents included composing, sculpting, art, teaching, photography and writing. He was deeply passionate about Art and Pan, receiving many awards, most notably the Ontario Arts Council Award and the New York Foundation of the Arts Award. His work is exhibited both locally at the National Museum and Art Gallery, and abroad at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NC
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