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Great Pyrenees: Livestock Guardian Dogs - 99 Oaks Farm

Great Pyrenees: Livestock Guardian Dogs

Great Pyrenees are widely considered to be one of the best livestock guardian dog (LGD) breeds available. Livestock guardian dogs that have been raised and trained around your livestock is...

Great Pyrenees: Livestock Guardian Dogs

Great Pyrenees are widely considered to be one of the best livestock guardian dog (LGD) breeds available. Livestock guardian dogs that have been raised and trained around your livestock is...

Chicken Breed Focus: Silver Laced English Orpington - 99 Oaks Farm

Chicken Breed Focus: Silver Laced English Orpin...

Silver Laced English Orpington chickens are a distinctive color variety of the English Orpington heritage breed, known for their exceptionally friendly and gentle nature, fluffy appearance, and beautiful feather pattern....

Chicken Breed Focus: Silver Laced English Orpin...

Silver Laced English Orpington chickens are a distinctive color variety of the English Orpington heritage breed, known for their exceptionally friendly and gentle nature, fluffy appearance, and beautiful feather pattern....

Chicken Breed Focus:  Tolbunt Polish - 99 Oaks Farm

Chicken Breed Focus: Tolbunt Polish

You may have heard the term Tolbunt Polish or Tolbunt Polish Frizzle chicken and seen the stunning pictures of some of them. Maybe you know what a Tolbunt Polish chicken...

Chicken Breed Focus: Tolbunt Polish

You may have heard the term Tolbunt Polish or Tolbunt Polish Frizzle chicken and seen the stunning pictures of some of them. Maybe you know what a Tolbunt Polish chicken...

Why Choose Heritage Chicken Breeds? - 99 Oaks Farm

Why Choose Heritage Chicken Breeds?

Heritage chicken breeds represent a diverse range of genetic traits that have developed over centuries of selective breeding. These traits include disease resistance, foraging ability, and the ability to thrive...

Why Choose Heritage Chicken Breeds?

Heritage chicken breeds represent a diverse range of genetic traits that have developed over centuries of selective breeding. These traits include disease resistance, foraging ability, and the ability to thrive...