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Well, of course most of them wouldn't survive...there aren't supposed to be 35 billion chickens on Earth. The amount of biomass chickens (and cows and pigs) constitute relative to other mammals is incredible! Nature would deal with the overload really quickly. Like chickens would probably...

So... My two cents on this breeding for sweetness and cuddles thing is that these are traits that a lot of humans really enjoy, but is that the better thing for chickens as a species? I mean -- bear with me here -- breeding for roosters that give people hugs and hens that sit on our laps sort of...

How does the rooster play in? Mine is a bit of a wild card -- he's really still a teenager, just over 10 months old. He's really excellent with the hens, protective and very generous, doesn't mate aggressively. He'll eat calmly from my hand (only when his favorite hens are laying though --...

Wow, that Otic has a look to kill.

Butchie. She just had her 3rd birthday a few days ago. Amazing she's still with us. I actually just posted an update to that thread two days ago. Thank you for asking. Post in thread 'Can anyone recommend a feed for a hen with crop / digestive issues?'...

Ok, that's good to think about, thank you. I do like -- in a different way -- the less cuddly more independent hens too. The ones who do their own thing -- I respect that. So a nice balance of cuddlers and self-perservers would be my ideal result.

This is an interesting thread. All my chickens are already farmyard mixes, so I don't think I can breed for physical traits with much success in this hodgepodge. But I was thinking of breeding for other characteristics. In particular, I want good mamas. And a nice balance of aloof/self...