Breeding from hatchery stock

[Redhead Rae]

I don't care what they look like really, as long as they are good tempered, dual purpose birds that have a tendency to go broody. We intend to eat all the excess roos and any hens that are mean/flighty/etc or are old. I actually have three of our leghorn cross hens on that list because they don't like to flock with the rest of the hens and the main rooster.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

You almost need to keep two breeding lines going as hens that go broody don't usually produce many eggs as they are constantly going broody.