Recent content by swardi

I have got different advices from different people. The one who says I shouldn't have a rooster, said this according to her own experience. Yes I can purchase fertile eggs easily here. Yes they are domestic breeds. I don't have a backyard, so I have kept them at the roof. There was a shed at...

They are all different breeds. I live in Pakistan and they are all our local breeds. They are known to be of a good breed as they lay very good quality eggs. These breeds do go broody and I am sure there must be something else due to which they don't become broody. Some people say that it is...

I have four hens and a rooster. Hens are laying eggs for last 1 year but none of them ever became broody. Most of the time there always are eggs for them, but no one ever sits of them. Perhaps none of them wants to have chicks? Please give me your suggestions.

I with two of my sons (9, 11 years old) raise chicken in Karachi. Currently we have 4 hens and one rooster. In our area it is easy to raise chicken as it is very hot and humid. I use BYC for information on chicken and most of the times I have to adjust the information according to our weather...

I am a nature lover and a fan of birds specially chicks. When my younger son was 3 years old I decided to have hens so that I can give him good quality eggs. We don't have a backyard so I decided to make a cage on the roof. I live in a hot climate, in summer the temperature rises up to 40 degree...