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I have eight buff chicks right now hatched off of heritage type lines hopefully they will do the job!

Quote: Do they all have it? If so, then something environmental may be involved or not all lots of Cackle doms are of same genetic background. Most of them.............

My cackle hens have spurs not roo spurs but 2 or 3 cm long.

Quote: Is it the Cackle doms? Mine have em......

What else promotes broodiness?

Bump

Any tips on getting a Cackle Dom broody? I have chicks coming and dont particularily want to raise them.

Quote: I have the standard ones..........

Were those capons or cockerels?

I prefer big fat Doms even if they dont match the SOP

Quote: What is an "SS"? Speckled Sussex is the only thing that comes to mind, and I know that's not what you're talking about. Two hours on the nest is not Broody. That is just taking her time laying an egg. Self Sufficiency I culled her because IF she did brood a clutch I dont want those...

Quote: Soon I will be moving dom pens over garden so they can clean up weed seeds and fertilize soil. They are better than some breeds when it comes to digging deep to get goodies. They did good! I got 15 eggs from my girls!!

I see. I have my Doms and ducks in the old run scratching it up so I can plant their sunflowers in there this summer

Yeah he is kenneled though he killed a dom that flew into his kennel.

Quote: No broody she wasnt on the nest but I did have 12 eggs out of 16 hens in bitter cold and snow thats been the third time this week.......

Quote: Appears she is settling in to brooding mode. I will be doing same soon with a game hen. Hope to have her do it in house so I can train her and bitties to go to scale for weighing each day. No flogging allowed so hand raised hen from most gentle stock I have. I HOPE I really want a...

I originally bought 30 pullets and 5 cockerels. In hopes to have a bunch of REALLY SS birds but they have proved they are good egglayers (winter and warmth), hardy, and good foragers. But Im not impressed with their size (hence the Orps) and the Australorps are wonderful birds anyway. I do need...

Quote: Will you be setting up a long term breeding effort for doms? No Im building up a homestead flock. I culled that bird because her traits were not desirable as a SS bird. Ive got 13 Doms now, 1 HUGMONGOUS RIR X Roo, 3 Australorp Hens. Im adding 2 or 3 Aussie hens and 12 Buff Orps. Im...

I think they probably will they seem to be and for once they are all laying. Thats why I culled that one hen. She wasnt moving to the same beat her sisters were.