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Well, at least going by the photos, your Silkie rooster could be show-quality. However, you hen is not--she needs more leg/foot feathering and a larger crest.

ChickenLover200: Your chickens appear to be Partridge Rocks. Very nice looking ones, too.

Are the eggs your thinking of selling fertile? If so, prices for fertile eggs range from 1-4 dollars an egg, depending on its quality. But if you're just selling them for duck eggs to eat, I would sell them for maybe $3-4 a dozen. As for hatching the eggs, if you mother duck goes broody, you...

It really just depends on the bird. Its true that some breeds of chicken are really prone to going broody (like Silkies), while with other breeds, you will rarely have a hen go broody (one example is the leghorn). But I've heard of leghorns who went broody and were great mothers, as well as of...

I can't say for sure, but I think its because she likes it. I have a bird just like yours, a Dutch Bantam hen named Pip. When I pet and hold her, she closes her eyes, makes chirring noises, and seems to almost fall asleep. She especially likes it when I scratch her head and neck.

I think I'm probably best with figuring out genders/breeds and with emergencies/diseases/injuries. Not so good with incubation, genetics, or coop construction, but I would be happy to answer questions the best I could on those. Basically, I'm great with anything!

Chickens need a brooder until they're about 6-10 weeks of age. So any aged chicks after that would probably be fine for you.

ChickenLover200, your hen is probably fine. Chickens can lie down in many odd positions, so as long as she isn't showing any other symptoms (limping, etc.), that is probably normal for her. The spur is unusual, but not unheard of--older hens, especially those that are dominant, often grow spurs...