The nice thing about birds is, mating does not automatically equal offspring. my birds can mate their little hearts out, but I control the actual incubation, and therefore the potential inbreeding.
Not saying I don't hatch from some of those close matings, just saying each hatch is a...
I know this is a huge rabbit trail from the original question, but anyone who says that chickens won't mate with close relatives....I would never take anything else they say about chicken seriously. They apparently have no idea what they're talking about. Or, I've bred multiple lines of...what...