You open the incubator and what do you see? Not fluffy chicks. You see the words "4 Zombies" written in plain text, right next to "Dark Bramah's" and "Deathlayers." The post from user DensuKishaa does not say these are Halloween costumes or clever names for a breeding experiment. It says "My mom lost her mind." We are inclined to agree.
This is not your average backyard flock. A dozen Salmon Faverolles are sweet, fluffy birds with beards and muffs, the teddy bears of the chicken world. But the rest of that incubator reads like a horror movie casting call. Zombies. Silver Deathlayers. Golden Deathlayers. The only thing missing is a soundtrack. For anyone who already has a healthy respect for what a hen can do with a beak and a bad mood, this lineup is a nightmare dressed in feathers. And we say that with love. Because we are scared too.
Here is what this means for you, practically. If you are the kind of chicken keeper who names every bird and hand-feeds them mealworms, you need to ask yourself: do you have the stomach for a breed literally called Deathlayer? The Deathlayer is a real heritage breed known for laying dark, almost black eggs and for being flighty, independent, and not particularly cuddly. Combine that with the word Zombie, and you have a bird that sounds like it will stare at you through the kitchen window at 3 a.m. and not blink. The poster's mom is incubating a dozen of these things. That is not a hobby. That is a lifestyle choice with teeth.
What would we tell a reader who came to us with this post in hand? We would say: you are not wrong to be clucking scared. But you are also in good company. This is the kind of mad science that makes the chicken community wonderful. Someone out there is hatching Zombies next to Salmon Faverolles because they can, because the contrast is funny, and because they want to see what happens. That is the spirit we love. So check your incubator's temperature, double-check that your coop has a lock, and maybe keep a bag of mealworms handy as a peace offering. Because if those Zombies turn out to be as tough as they sound, you will want to stay on their good side.