- Dec 30, 2010
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Well, I've done it! I have my very own flock of hens. I have 3 Silver laced Wyndotts and a Rhode Island Red. I want to buy a rooster so the flock will produce it's own chickens rather than me buying them all the time. What I don't understand is the issue of genetic diversity. My hens came from the feed store. I could buy a rooster from another hatchery. Eventually though won't I have to buy a new rooster every so often. I want the family tree to have a fork in it, right? I don't want "deliverance chicks plucking a banjo"! Or is this not an issue with chickens? Best regards, JA