Yes, it's "to go broody"!
I'm from Germany, and for specialized terms I use of course google translate which mistranslates certain things. More precisely, it doesn't differentiate between "hatching" and "brooding", and I didn't know these terms in English until now.
Thanks everyone for your...
Hello!
I made an editing error. Sorry!
The question was whether crossbreeding a Silkie rooster with a Leghorn hen would produce offspring that would HATCH (!) eggs, meaning they would be good mother hens.
Thank you!
Could I get a Leghorn hen that hatches eggs through a specific cross?
Hello everyone! I already have quite a few hens and roosters and I don't want to buy any more breeds. Among other things, I have almost 30 Leghorns that I love very much, but they have one drawback: they don't hatches eggs! I...
What can I do with Ranger Classic roosters other than eating them when they are a few weeks old?
In Germany, Ranger Classic is perhaps the best known hybrid with slower growth. I keep reading about Freedom Ranger and Red Ranger on the forum. It is very possible that this Ranger Classic is...
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This is very good news! Thanks Moonshiner! Can I do the same thing with 3 hens crossed with a single rooster and then cross the offspring between them?
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