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    How many chickens do you need to maintain the genetic integrity of a flock of chickens?

    Thanks, I'll see if I can talk to some of the heritage breeders on the site and I am looking at possibly raising over 200 birds so the 100 birds required sounds rather encouraging. Thanks for the welcome roostersandhens.
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    How many chickens do you need to maintain the genetic integrity of a flock of chickens?

    Hello my name is Michael and I am new to backyardchickens.com and have been having difficulty with my research into how many chickens I need if I want to try to make a self sustaining flock of chickens. I am interested in this for I would like to get into conserving some of the heritage breeds...
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