Hi Everyone!
I need your advice--what breed would you recommend if I wanted a larger chicken (preferably 6+ lbs) to sit on goose-sized eggs. We're looking for a breed that is: broody, tolerant of a hot climate, friendly, calm, sweet, bears confinement well, plays well with others. Tolerant of...
Thanks for the input so far, pascopol and everybody!! I'm going to research the Brahma idea since they do so well in Florida. The climate there is very similar to southern LA.
More ideas welcome! I'm learning a lot
Thank you, Pinkfeather! I didn't know of some of the breeds you mentioned, so that helps me broaden my search. Do you know if any of the ones you mentioned are good brooders/sitters/incubators?
Hi Everyone! I'm new. And I need advice. I manage a breeding flock of captive cranes in the deep south (LA) where it gets very hot during April and May (80-90 degrees) with HEAVY humidity. We don't have the option of letting our cranes naturally incubate their eggs and so I'm looking into...