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."

Check out the show notes on the episode website: https://thrivingthefuture.com/landrace-chicken

The Thriving Garden Spreadsheet has just released! This includes a breakdown on How Much to Plant to live off your garden as a primary food source. It calculates how much space, how many plants/seeds you need for each crop. There are also tabs to track what you plant, inputs, first and last frost dates, and the food costs that you have saved by growing your own food. It's all customizable.

It's available now on ThrivingGardenPlanner.com and use coupon code thriving for $5 off.

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