Creating sexlinks, and broodiness

[miss_thenorth]

I hope this is in the right section. I have just bought a RIR rooster, about a ayear old. I plan on getting barred rocks to create sexlinks. Myquestion is, are standard barred rocks known to go broody? i really want the chickens to do the incubating. If barred rocks are not suitable, what other kind of sexlink can I create with a RIR rooster?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I've had one of my barred rocks go broody. I have three that are just now turning 1 year old. Most of the layer breeds used to make sex-links do not go broody often.

 

[greyfields]

I make black sex links and they are my little workshorses.

Broodiness, though, it not a quality I admire. I think in the long run of owning chickens, you will be better off owning an incubator. I really mean it. If you are at all serious about breeding, you cannot wait or rely on the whims of a bird.

 

[Tutter]

Greyfields, what breeds do you cross, and do the resulting hens lay well for the long haul, or just a lot for the first couple of years?