Re: What's the Best Breed of Chicken
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03/25/24 10:22 AM
03/25/24 10:22 AM
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Some of the hatchery sites list how broody different breeds are. Broody chickens are not the best layers. I got Buff Orpingtons in hopes they will hatch some chicks snd I won't have to buy more. I got ISA browns and have Buff roosters. I got the ISA for the eggs, and Buff's for broody. Both are real tame chickens.
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Re: What's the Best Breed of Chicken
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03/25/24 10:49 AM
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Rhode Island Reds, we averaged close to 250 eggs a year out of them. They get very broody. Very mild manner birds and easy keepers. Have 17 Rhode Island hens, not a single one broody. Unless I want to incubate I need to find a broody breed that fits well with Rhode Island chickens.
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Re: What's the Best Breed of Chicken
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03/25/24 11:20 AM
03/25/24 11:20 AM
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Egyptian fayoumi has always been a a favorite of mine, including being broody. They're also an interesting and overall great breed to have. Read about them sometime. I free range my flock quite a bit, and of course I lose birds to predators, but out of all of the different breeds I've had over the years, the Fayoumi are almost always the last ones to be taken. They're alert, broody, quick, flighty, and supposedly disease resistant.
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