Oh, man. My Silkies are great brooders. I got them on a whim, but I'm so glad I have them. I haven't had to brood any myself (other than an injured one). They'll take anything.
I used to use my Orpington to adopt, but she rejected a couple of chicks once. Putting chicks under a mama was...
Yeah, my rooster is a Sebright. He's aggressive towards me. He's calmed down a lot over the years, but he's still a pain. The good thing is that he only attacks my ankles because he's so small. I can't even feel it when I'm wearing boots. He's good to my girls, though, so he got a pass.
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I didn't know that. I bought a trio of bantams from a feed store: 2 Silkies and a Sebright. Up until that point, all my birds had been vaccinated. Feed store chicks aren't usually vaccinated, so I stopped getting my chicks vaccinated then. Every bird I've added since hasn't been vaccinated. I'm...