best foraging chicken breed

rSpriggs · Dec 30, 2016

ThatFarmerChick said:
Bullit, I agree mostly with you on the Aussies. Our reason for keeping them is because they have made the best mother's on our Farm. We have a set of girls that brood for months, and never get too nasty. We have a separate place to put broodies, their eggs, and chicks. The best part is after they finish training a brood they go right back to their original coop and begin laying an egg a day again. After that she completely disowns the chicks. We have one that complete hers in 3 weeks and 2 days without fail.The other 2 stop at two weeks.
Also in our bunch are some good Aunties (a BLR Wyandotte, a Splash Cochin, and a Lavender Ameraucana.)that will help guide the new chicks, and help them integrate into the flock.

Thank you both for lending confirmation to my leanings!
TFC, your BAs have remarkable clockwork! That's worth developing as a line, right there!
I've primarily dealt with Cackle, MMcM, Meyer & Dunlap in the past; Where's your favorite source for good Black Australorps?
Thanks in advance, to all who chime in!
Russ

ThatFarmerChick · Dec 30, 2016

RattlesnakeRidgeWV here on BYC has the best that I know of. His birds grow much larger and descend from birds that are free ranged. He may know someone near you that has his stock. His are various colors. I am not sure if he ships. As for hatchery stock, our McMurray birds forage much better than our Meyers ones. That was the reason why we never used them again.

rSpriggs · Dec 31, 2016

Thanks!
I've sent a note to him; we'll see how that works. At this point, it's worth buying into a good line.

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