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The grey one eating is sooo cute! I think she will be Janis Joplin.
Anyone else see a lot of combs?
 
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There is one dead in shell chick. It pipped, and I checked on it when I was taking the last chick out.
Because I would rather be 100% sure, I simply put it back.
The gray check in the brooder is the one I'm looking at for a rooster. It depends on what he looks like as he gets older.
 
I have had chickens for a couple of years now and have learned so much from ppl in this group. Right now I have some marans, red comets and a couple of silkies, one of which is broody and sitting on some eggs right now, should hatch next week. I have also had mixed breeds and RIR's. My comets are almost a year and a half old so I will be replacing them this summer. I have considered Australorps, orpingtons and wyandottes, all of which seem to be friendly and good layers. What I want to end up with is a flock that will perpetuate itself, so I also will need a good rooster. Any suggestions, thoughts or insights from you all would be great. My problems in staying with a highbred is you don't know what you will get in the second and third generation.
 
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I have had chickens for a couple of years now and have learned so much from ppl in this group. Right now I have some marans, red comets and a couple of silkies, one of which is broody and sitting on some eggs right now, should hatch next week. I have also had mixed breeds and RIR's. My comets are almost a year and a half old so I will be replacing them this summer. I have considered Australorps, orpingtons and wyandottes, all of which seem to be friendly and good layers. What I want to end up with is a flock that will perpetuate itself, so I also will need a good rooster. Any suggestions, thoughts or insights from you all would be great. My problems in staying with a highbred is you don't know what you will get in the second and third generation.
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Wow! I was just thinking of you yesterday!!
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So glad you are back! I am useless for advice. Just really glad you popped in!
 
bobrut said:
I have had chickens for a couple of years now and have learned so much from ppl in this group. Right now I have some marans, red comets and a couple of silkies, one of which is broody and sitting on some eggs right now, should hatch next week. I have also had mixed breeds and RIR's. My comets are almost a year and a half old so I will be replacing them this summer. I have considered Australorps, orpingtons and wyandottes, all of which seem to be friendly and good layers. What I want to end up with is a flock that will perpetuate itself, so I also will need a good rooster. Any suggestions, thoughts or insights from you all would be great. My problems in staying with a highbred is you don't know what you will get in the second and third generation.
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I am partial to the rock varieties, silver pencil, barred and white. i have all 3.
Benefits...decent egging and longevity with good size on cockerels for doing rooster in a jar
Downside...you have wide variations in personality depending on breeder stock, most of mine are friendly but the barred rocks are definitely more shy.
 
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bobrut said:
I have had chickens for a couple of years now and have learned so much from ppl in this group. Right now I have some marans, red comets and a couple of silkies, one of which is broody and sitting on some eggs right now, should hatch next week. I have also had mixed breeds and RIR's. My comets are almost a year and a half old so I will be replacing them this summer. I have considered Australorps, orpingtons and wyandottes, all of which seem to be friendly and good layers. What I want to end up with is a flock that will perpetuate itself, so I also will need a good rooster. Any suggestions, thoughts or insights from you all would be great. My problems in staying with a highbred is you don't know what you will get in the second and third generation.
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If it's a specially created hybrid, like a red or black sexlink, then you can have a high level of confidence that the future generations will be nearly as productive, and that's what you seem to be going for. But I agree with you about random hybrids (aka, a barnyard mix).

If you get all of those breed and keep them together, your chicks are going to be rather random hybrids, but because you setup the parent flock with all good layers, you can have a reasonable expectation that the progeny will be just as good or better for several generations.
 

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