Author: TBN Ranch

Chicken Keeper in Phoenix, Arizona, with special interest in Silkie Bantams. Offering valuable resources to fellow chicken enthusiasts since 2012.

Chicken Breeds with Broody Tendencies

12 Breeds That Tend to Be Broody

If you are only interested in egg production then you may not want to purchase chicks that have broody tendencies.  Broody hens can be troublesome, so if you’re not looking for a mother hen, here are the breeds you may want to avoid.
Buff Rocks
Cochins
Orpingtons
Dark Cornish
Sussex
Cuckoo Marans
Plymouth Rock
Brahmas
Silkies
Cochin Bantams
Cornish Bantams
Serama

Orpington
Silkie

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A Chicken’s Vitals, What’s Normal?

Temperature: 103.6 to 109.9 degrees F
Heart rate: 220 to 360 beats per minute
Respiratory rate: 12 to 37 breaths per minute
Life span: About 8- 10 years

Note: You could spend all day researching this information and it’s doubtful you’ll find the same answer twice.  The above vitals merely give you an idea of what is considered a normal range.

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Chicken Anatomy in Full Color!

Rooster & Hen… because the terminology is different.

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