Spotlight: The Rare Pavlovskaya Chicken
Sugar Feather Farm Featured in Backyard Poultry: Spotlight on the Rare Pavlovskaya Chicken
Photo of a Pavlovskaya rooster
We’re proud to announce that Sugar Feather Farm was recently featured in Backyard Poultry, one of the most respected publications in the poultry world. The article highlighted the Pavlovskaya chicken, a rare and historic Russian breed that we raise here on the farm.
Being included in this article is a huge honor and helps bring attention to why preserving heritage breeds like the Pavlovskaya is so important.
👉 Read the full feature in Backyard Poultry
What Makes Pavlovskaya Chickens Unique
The Pavlovskaya chicken is considered one of the oldest and rarest breeds in the world, with roots in Russia dating back more than 300 years. Known for their gorgeous crests, striking feather patterns, and friendly personalities, Pavlovskayas are a living piece of history.
They are:
Cold-hardy and resilient, thriving in diverse climates.
Gentle and curious, making them wonderful additions to small farms and backyards.
Extremely rare, with only a handful of breeders worldwide working to conserve them.
At Sugar Feather Farm, we take great pride in being one of the few places in North America raising this breed responsibly and ethically.
Photo of Pavlovskaya chicks
Our farm’s mission is to preserve rare, heritage, and unique breeds while educating the public about their value. Being recognized in Backyard Poultry reinforces our role as a trusted resource for rare poultry and helps raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity in backyard flocks.
Photo of a pavlovskaya egg
Photo of a Pavlovskaya hen
In some cases, landrace groups of fowl such as geese and ducks may have a very homogenous look, with little outward diversity. In the case of chickens, however, many landrace strains from the same region may show a great deal of diversity in feather patterns, skin color, shank color, and traits such as occasional feather crests on the head, exhibited in individual birds. Cresting in individual birds is a trait that can randomly show up in a number of the strains from Northern Europe, including those from Scandinavia and Sweden.
One of the problems faced in breeding smaller groups of landrace fowl is making sure a breeding project is broad enough, and well-planned enough, to maintain the wide array of valuable genetic
Add Pavlovskaya to Your Flock
If you’re ready to welcome this remarkable breed, you can bring Pavlovskayas home from Sugar Feather Farm:
Pavlovskaya Hatching Eggs - give hatching a try!
Pavlovskaya Chicks – Perfect if you’d like to raise them from the start.
Pavlovskaya Starter Pullets – Great if you want to skip the brooder and add young hens or cockerels to your flock.
Every purchase supports rare breed conservation and keeps this historic chicken thriving.
Closing Thoughts
We’re grateful to Backyard Poultry for featuring us and helping share the Pavlovskaya’s story with a wider audience. At Sugar Feather Farm, every bird we raise carries history, character, and the future of poultry biodiversity.
Sugar Feather Farm owns the article, pictures, and information. They are copyrighted and cannot be used without permission from Sugar Feather Farm.
