The Urban Naturalist

Specializing in heritage breeds with more tamable personalities, that deal well with confinement, and handling. The breeds we are interested in re-introducing are typically over a century old, and more at home in the small farm or urban setting. For a couple years we've had brown speckled Sussex, from Sussex, England. This was THE bird to raise a hundred years ago, a lovely large frame makes it great for the table, they're also great layers of light brown eggs, and very easy to tame.

Many people are getting chickens instead of the traditional dog or cat as a pet. Chickens are very economical, a flock of 6 will cost about $5 a week to feed. and in return you would get about 2-3 dozen eggs/week, and usable nitrogen for your compost/garden. (more...)

(This listing was last updated on Jun 7, 2011)