What would be your top pick for breeding?

[sunnie7]

If you had to choose one breed to start off with for breeding to sell chicks and eggs what breed would be your first choice and why?! Feel free to add runner ups!

 

[HuffleClaw]

If we’re talking chickens... then I’d pick my Crested Cream Legbars. I love their looks, and all around personalities.

If we’re talking ducks, then definitely my calls. Sweet, cute, loveable. And a whole lot less messy than largefowl ducks!

 

[Chickenlover0810]

probably black australorps, great layers and are great moms

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Dream list:
Naked necked pheonixes (Something I plan to work on soon)
Silkied ducks
Sebastopol geese
Occeloted turkeys (obviously never going to happen)
Crested guineas

 

[sunnie7]

probably black australorps, great layers and are great moms

I had 2 black Australorps, one died, but they both layed the darkest brown eggs!!! I kept wondering if they were indeed Marans but was told no! They are very sweet and pretty girls!

 

[Pullet Press]

If we’re talking chickens... then I’d pick my Crested Cream Legbars. I love their looks, and all around personalities.

If we’re talking ducks, then definitely my calls. Sweet, cute, loveable. And a whole lot less messy than largefowl ducks!

You have call ducks???

 

[HuffleClaw]

You have call ducks???

Yep!

 

[sunnie7]

If we’re talking chickens... then I’d pick my Crested Cream Legbars. I love their looks, and all around personalities.

If we’re talking ducks, then definitely my calls. Sweet, cute, loveable. And a whole lot less messy than largefowl ducks!

So Legbars are what I thought I decided on to start getting into breeding but after talking with a local guy he said they tent to be disease prone and health issues...?!

 

[HuffleClaw]

So Legbars are what I thought I decided on to start getting into breeding but after talking with a local guy he said they tent to be disease prone and health issues...?!

Not true. They are the same as any other chicken! IMO, they are pretty tolerant.

 

[sunnie7]

Not true. They are the same as any other chicken! IMO, they are pretty tolerant.

Maybe this is red flags that I shouldn’t get hatching eggs from this breeder then