🐸How Long Till I Have To Add New Blood?🐸

[Dragon Feet]

My apologies if this is an silly question I didn't know how to figure out the answer on my own.

How Long Till I Have To Add New Blood To My Flock?

My goal is to have a sustainable flock where I no longer need to introduce new chickens/chicks. Of hens I have two buff orpingtons, one rhode island red, nine easter eggers and a mixed female. I have a single rooster. If I was careful, how long could this flock last without becoming inbred?

 

[MysteryChicken]

My apologies if this is an silly question I didn't know how to figure out the answer on my own.

How Long Till I Have To Add New Blood To My Flock?

My goal is to have a sustainable flock where I no longer need to introduce new chickens/chicks. Of hens I have two buff orpingtons, one rhode island red, nine easter eggers and a mixed female. I have a single rooster. If I was careful, how long could this flock last without becoming inbred?

How long have you been breeding from the same birds?

 

[Cinnamon Roll]

I don’t remember the details but it’s covered in Ussery’s book The Small Scale Poultry Flock.

I just returned it to the library or I would look it up for you.

 

[Dragon Feet]

How long have you been breeding from the same birds?

Just Once! I have five new chicks I believe are from the rir and bo hens.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Just Once! I have five new chicks I believe are from the rir and bo hens.

I believe you'll be fine. You have plenty of genetic diversity to last quite awhile.

 

[Dragon Feet]

I believe you'll be fine. You have plenty of genetic diversity to last quite awhile.

Sweet! Do I need to do anything? Or will the flock work it out on their own?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sweet! Do I need to do anything? Or will the flock work it out on their own?

Like what?

 

[Dragon Feet]

Like what?

Breeding birds selectively.

 

[Shadrach]

My apologies if this is an silly question I didn't know how to figure out the answer on my own.

How Long Till I Have To Add New Blood To My Flock?

My goal is to have a sustainable flock where I no longer need to introduce new chickens/chicks. Of hens I have two buff orpingtons, one rhode island red, nine easter eggers and a mixed female. I have a single rooster. If I was careful, how long could this flock last without becoming inbred?

I have read that seven generations is about the limit.
A lot depends on who breeds with who. Rooster to senior hen or first daughters is quite a common arrangement.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Breeding birds selectively.

You could. Are there any specific traits you're after?