This CHICKEN Lays 364 EGGS Per Year. Zero Vet Bills. Why Did They Make It Disappear?
Most American chicken keepers under 50 have never heard of her - and that's not an accident. In the 1920s, a single black hen from this breed came within one egg of laying every day for an entire year. She handles minus-twenty winters. Lives up to eight years on open pasture. Rarely gets sick. And homesteaders raising her say the eggs are richer, darker and more filling than anything at the grocery store. She was on small American farms from Maine to Texas by the 1930s. Then she vanished from hatchery catalogs almost overnight - replaced by production hybrids that lay hard for 18 months and crash, sending you back to the hatchery every two years. This video walks through: Who this hen actually is (and why the name was nearly forgotten) The 1922 Australian record that put her on the world map Why hatcheries and extension programs stopped recommending her How to find the real heritage version (not the diluted hatchery one) The simple feed and pasture setup that drops feed bills 30-50% Why your first year matters less than your fifth The mistake most new keepers make that ruins the genetics If you've been keeping backyard chickens for years and feeling like the math just does not work — like you're spending more on feed than you would on store eggs - there's a reason. And it's not you. 🐓 New videos every week on heritage farming, homestead self-sufficiency, and the old-ways knowledge that built America before convenience took over. Subscribe so you don't miss next week's video - the free feed system that pairs with this bird. 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Livestock Conservancy (heritage breed directory) Local poultry swap meets + county extension offices #HeritageChickens #BlackAustralorp #BackyardChickens #Homesteading #SelfSufficient #HeritageFarming #SmartFarmingUSA
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