I have silkies that will go broody if you just show them eggs. Bam! Instant setter. I find it both hilarious and convenient.
And we eat fertile eggs all the time. Not dead yet.
And we eat fertile eggs all the time. Not dead yet.
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Thank you! My husband is all worried if we end up having mixed breeds that they will be ugly chickens!
Quote: Are EE's supposed to be good broodys? One of mine is always on the edge of broodiness. (My brother is convinced she doesn't have a 'normal' chicken noise- she always has a growlish tone!)
Heres my big baby. Daddy was a brahma. Mommy was a red sex link.I agree that roosters are one of the best things about having chickens
Depends on their background really. I have never had an EE or an Ameraucana go broody, but many have. I wouldn't say they are a 'broody breed' but it's possible.Are EE's supposed to be good broodys? One of mine is always on the edge of broodiness. (My brother is convinced she doesn't have a 'normal' chicken noise- she always has a growlish tone!)