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Thank you, I'm glad to hear that. I'm planning on trying several silkie crosses and wanted to make sure I know how to keep them healthy. It's funny how everyone thinks they're an expert on things they don't have a clue about. :p

Is there any extra maintenance with silkies? Everyone keeps telling me their feathers will get all gummed up with feces and the leg feathers get grody as well, but this is also coming from people that have never kept chickens let alone knew what a silkie was until I brought them up.

Yeah, my stepmother is good at reigning me in. My dad tries to keep me humble, but it is backfireing this time. He jokingly picks on me about "those dumb birds", but I got him pretty good the other day. My stepmother went to make supper and realized that we were out of eggs. My dad starts...

. Lol yes on the chicken math, it's bitten me hard. luckily I have some people that are good at reigning me in, but I'm stubborn. I'm still getting all the breeds I want but I'm going to get them in two to three batches. This year I'm getting 8 white silkies, 3 Easter egger bantams, & 2 silver...

Which other breeds make good broodys? We only had Road Island Reds, Plymouth Barred Rocks, and Cornish crosses when I was growing up. I always liked the first two, but the Cornish were disgusting birds. I'm finally starting my flock and I'm encountering breed choice overload right now. There are...

How are wyandottes as far as brooding goes? I was thinking Jersey Giants but was kinda concerned about the heavier body contributing to breakage.

Lol I know it seems odd and counterproductive. I don't mean to breed towards a hen that goes broody more often. I mean breeding towards a hen that would go broody in a more predictable cycle, with a very strong mothering instinct, and a larger body in order to accommodate more eggs per clutch...

Hello, I'm kinda new to chickens. I grew up around them but never took an interest until this year, and I already have a couple breeding projects that I want to work toward. I have a question and I'm not sure if it is going to sound odd or not, but has anyone tried to breed an improved broody hen?