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  1. ChickenCanoe

    making a new breed of chicken. Any advice?

    Keep breeding, hatch a lot, cull hard selecting only birds that have the traits of your ultimate goals. It will still take a while.
  2. ChickenCanoe

    making a new breed of chicken. Any advice?

    Correct. It is called a barnyard mix. Making a repeatable breed takes many years.
  3. ChickenCanoe

    making a new breed of chicken. Any advice?

    I agree. I was going to mention that out of the hundreds of breeds available, there are dozens that already fit that description. http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/chickenbreedcomparison.pdf http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKChickensA-C.html...
  4. ChickenCanoe

    making a new breed of chicken. Any advice?

    What is your goal? IMHO you have lots of genetic variables that may take a very long time to arrive at something that is sustainable and repeatable. Especially starting with 3 birds. It takes lots of birds, lots of hatching, lots of culling over many years to achieve what one would call a 'new...
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