how to convince my mom to let me breed our barred holland? is it even worth it?

[FluffyFaverolles]

Before you try to persuade your mother this is a good idea, consider the logistics of what you are wanting to do. How would you arrange a breeding if you can't have a male? Do you know somebody who has a male of the same breed? Would you transport her to the rooster? How well would she integrate into the rooster's flock and how long would that take? (A couple of weeks usually.) How about quarantining her for 30 days before that? Responsible flock owners usually do that before integrating new chickens into their flocks. So that's 6 weeks your blind chicken would be segregated in a strange place before she could be put in with her breeding partner. Has she ever been bred before? Might that be a shock to her system? Do you really want to put this blind bird through all this trauma in hopes of getting a few fertile eggs out of her? Once you do get some fertile eggs, what then? If she does not go broody, you will have to come up with some way of hatching those eggs. And if they hatch, 21 days later, you will need to brood them for several weeks until they are old enough to survive in a coop on their own. They will need food, water, grit, etc. That's a lot to think about. You need to convinve your mother you're up for all this. How are your grades. Do you keep your room clean? Do all your chores without being told? Have a cooperative attitude? Those things go a long way toward convincing parents that kids can handle big responsibilities. Good luck!

As for general responsibilities, I keep up with them pretty well. But I’ve definitely never bred a bird before, much less a blind bird. I definitely have space for a big enough brooder and broody hens older than her that could hatch them. But that is the tough part, finding the rooster for her. I’ve also thought about the shock to her system now, too, and I don’t wanna put her through that considering she’s not especially hardy.
I’d like to breed in the future. Perhaps the right opportunity will come along and I can, but for now I’ll hold back. But the responses I’ve gotten in this thread have helped me think about it.
Thank you!