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Well, slow and steady sounds good to me. Marsh Daisies are a breed that used to be known for their longevity and good ones should still be keeping their egg production going strong through their fourth and fifth laying season. So I think this breeding system is one that would suit them well...

Quote: I'm getting 16 adult birds, in breeding groups of each of the four colours I mentioned, and maybe as many as half a dozen young growers of various colours. So whatever breeding method I settle on, I'll be doing it with four different groups of birds!

This is the one that got first prize out of all the Redcaps there. They all looked pretty much the same to me though, nice consistency in size, colour and comb shape.

Redcaps? I'm not sure, but just because I don't know enough about them to know if the ones I've seen are any good or not! I was at a show in the south west of Scotland recently and the 'Rare Breed' pens were almost exclusively filled with Redcaps and Cream Legbars. That was the first time I'd...

Naaaw, it's no big secret; they're in my signature! They're Marsh Daisies. Up till now I've only kept relatively mediocre Brown ones - and they were hard enough to get hold of - but I've just managed to secure breeding trios and quartets of three different colours from one of the few people who...

Quote: u can toe bunch the babies that way u breed both hens or use wing bands i just feel it waist have a hen sitting there doing nothing for a season what she died u didnt get any thing out it I understand what you're both saying. Saladin's way is excellent because it gives the birds more...

Quote: Thanks Saladin, this was exactly the sort of system I was looking for. I'm not sure how closely related the original trio are but I think I'll be able to find out. I'm not collecting them for another week or so yet but when I pick them up I shall quiz the breeder closely. I'm actually...

Quote: Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking of doing. That would give you two new trios, or quads, or however many. I just wasn't sure if you should breed birds from the two different groups together. I'm not sure how closely related they would be to each other. As people don't reproduce...

Quote: Your answer is sensible, and in different circumstances what I would most likely want to do, but unfortunately not an option here. If I did have the option to buy a different top quality rooster, I would be taking it. This is a rare breed that nearly died out, the different colours were...

Just like the question says... If you only have a very small number of birds, say a trio, how do you go about expanding your flock while being careful not to inbreed too closely? I know breeding siblings together is best avoided, so presumably you would hatch a bunch of offspring, then...