Perpend is back and we are planning on How to Breed a Landrace Chicken.

• What is a landrace? It is a chicken that is adapted to your land and your climate.

• Autosexing vs. Sex link breeds.

• Can chicks from the same brood/flock be bred with each other?

Our preferences:

• Chickens that can brood their own eggs (without using incubator)

• Winter heavy hens - won't easily get frostbite.

• Rooster of some other breed.

• Flighty vs. a "lap" chicken? (one that will sit on your lap). Which is more resistant to predators?

A Rotating Rooster Strategy to add diversity to your community's chicken flocks.

We also talk about Perpend's last tweet: "So long and thanks for all the fish."

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