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["roxann" <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>]

Hey, I like that idea, Linda. It is similar to how having guineas work for 
me. The guineas and the dumb chickens forage too far from the henhouse for 
the dog to keep up with them all. The smart chickens stay around the central 
area where he guards, and they never get eaten. But the guineas and dumb 
chickens get snagged by the fox and weasel who lives in the ravine and my 
flock gets selectively thinned for the smart chickens. And those are the ones 
who's eggs I incubate. Not sure if it is an inherited genetic trait yet, 
though, lol. There seems to be dumb chickens in every flock.

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)