I have two white leghorns and one Rhode Island Red. I bought all of them because they are supposed to be excellent layers. I don't know about motherly instincts, but so far all three are excellent foragers. I let them free range in my back yard and they do very well. I love watching them...
Those are white leghorns. I have two females, and both had very large combs like this at a very young age. I love mine so far. They are a little flightier than my Rhode Island Red, but settling down nicely at 20 weeks. They have started laying an egg a day, and I understand they are very...