Both the Barred Rocks and the Australorps are considered average broodiness. So not highly broody, but not un broody either. Of my 4 Australorps, only one of them is persistent. She is very determined and I have tried to break her of her broodiness but she only gets depressed. So I found if I...
The Comets are going to be better layers than the Rocks or the Australorps, although both of these breeds do lay a lot of eggs. But if you only have a few birds, the eggs shouldn't be a problem with keeping up with. What you don't eat, you can either give away or hard boil up an feed back to the...
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So glad you could join our community! All of the breeds you listed are very friendly birds that will make great pets. They are also good layers and very hardy health wise. So I would recommend any or all of these breeds. I keep Australorps and I can tell you that they are very...