Started about 10 yrs ago by hatching 8 Barred Rocks. Now I hatch about 200 chicks a year. I supply the 'embryo project' eggs for county schools so when they start- I start my incubators, too. I like Barred Rocks, Austrolorps, Americaunas, and Morans, I prefer tan-brown eggs. I use 4 breeding pens to have some control over breeding. Semi-selective breeding-no absolute pure breeding. I breed for hardiness rather that an egg a day hen. Also buy and refurb incubators from yard and estate sales. So, from the Sierra foothills of California, Hello to all!
