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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Not necessarily true at all. You could keep some Game hens or another broody breed around to hatch the eggs of the non-broody breed in the absense of incubators. Non-broodiness is not a negative trait in a breed like Leghorns, it is a very positive trait, even on a non-industrial scale. They...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    For the average hobby chicken keeper, maintaining a blend of broody and non-broody breeds in your flock guarantees you have a nice balance in egg production plus broody hens available to raise chicks when you need them to do that. There is a perfect breed for everyone. If you want egg...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    If you owned an egg farm, you would understand why broody hens decrease egg production, so you would not want to keep a broody breed. That is why White Leghorn hens are the absolutely QUEENS of the egg industry, hands down.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    The commercial type Leghorns, especially White and Brown Leghorns you get from hatcheries are bred to crank out as many eggs as possible, so broodiness throws a wrench in the number of eggs they produce annually, therefore it is a trait that has been very thoroughly bred out of the birds...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    That is not necessarily true if the chicks are pure Leghorn. Especially the hatchery type Leghorns, they are very strongly bred to be non-broody. Mixed Leghorns are different depending on what they are mixed with. I have some White Leghorn mixes, and they don't go broody either, though. So...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I would totally like your videos and be a subscriber if you were a YouTuber! It would be awesome to make enough money on social media to support our chickening. I am very shy and awkward in front of the camera so I guess I'm doomed. My side hustle is picking up as much OT as I can at work...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I'm sorry for the bad news! Time to start hawking eggs on Ebay! I have been trying to sell eggs locally, but nobody wants to pay anything for them. Ebay may be the way to go. With all of your cool varieties, you could make some good money, I bet.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    All Leghorns tend to be "non-broody" which is a characteristic of the breed.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I wish ours weren't so broody sometimes! We have Game hens clucking and setting everywhere right now! One hen has even learned to "pretend" to be broody so the roosters leave her alone. Clever girl.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    We have owned White Leghorns for many years, and in all that time, only one hen tried to go broody one time. We broke her up and didn't attempt to let her hatch eggs. Set Leghorn eggs under other broody hens so they will hatch and raise your Leghorn chicks. We do that quite often.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    And that includes my own "Red Necker" line of Naked Neckers I am working on. They are mutts, a mixed breed. I don't intend to sell those birds, they are my own cross for my own use with a cute name that makes he smile. I wanted to add that disclaimer. lol
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Yeah, people mash up two breeds, call it xyz, and then mass produce it for profit. It's a song as old as time. Essentially they are just mutts, but in my experience mutts are better layers and have better longevity, disease resistance, and are generally more robust. But I am one to call it...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Well Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you enjoy your birthday dinner and cake. I am making homemade apple fritters and some cinnamon sugar sourdough bread today. I bake to keep from stressing and worrying, that is the best therapy for me aside from prayer. I made Sweet Potato Pie the day...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Ah, a Zombie Chicken, or that is what some people call this cross. Ayam Cemani lay tinted eggs, and Leghorns lay white, so you should expect tinted to white eggs from this pullet at a better production rate than Ayam Cemani, but perhaps not as good as a White Leghorn. @The Moonshiner can...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I feel that big time. But we adapt and overcome, that is what makes us strong. All will be well, friend. :)
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