As I'm staring at my one, lonely Houdan and got to thinking--why are rare?
Why are any chicken breeds rare?
Are they mean?
Are they harder to keep?
Lower fertility rates?
Unthrifty chicks?
Just people that don't know about those breeds?
I do know that out of 12 eggs, it looks like I'll have ONE houdan that hatches? 8 were not developing and the other four all were--and looked right on schedule to hatch...
Why are any chicken breeds rare?
Are they mean?
Are they harder to keep?
Lower fertility rates?
Unthrifty chicks?
Just people that don't know about those breeds?
I do know that out of 12 eggs, it looks like I'll have ONE houdan that hatches? 8 were not developing and the other four all were--and looked right on schedule to hatch...