Chickens on the Farm

Chickens on the Farm. . , Chickens of the American barnyard are long descended from domesticated jungle fowl of India and Asia going back beyond 4000 years., Chickens are the most common birds, however North American farms often include turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, and squab on occasion., Present day classes of chickens are based on origin, English, Asiatic, American, Mediterranean, and European. The English and American breeds are most common on American Farms., The common breeds, New Hampshire, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, and others were developed for both their good egg production and quality meat. Healthy birds can produce an egg almost daily for much of the year and are large enough to be harvested for meat after three months., Farm birds are most often fed kitchen scraps and allowed to graze for themselves. They would provide a farmer and his family with not only their own needs, but often a pocket income as well.