I have a flock with a Barred Rock rooster, 5 Barred Rock Hens and 4 White rock hens.
I just incubated eggs from this mix without having any idea which eggs belonged to the white rock hens and which ones belonged to the barred rock hens. I have 19 chicks hatched and have some questions I hope...
Two years ago, I started out with a nice sized flock. Through culling and a few unfortunate chicken deaths, my flock is now 9 hens and a roo. From the time my girls first started laying, they have been highly inconsistent. I've done everything I can think to do, and I have at times sought...
Background Info:
I have a flock of 11 hens, 23 months old. 4 White Rocks, 5 Barred Rocks, and 2 Blue Andalusians. Up until recently, the girls had always been alone and never had a rooster with them.
Eighteen days ago, I introduced an 11 month old Barred Rock Rooster to the flock. The...
Situation:
Flock Size: 15 (all hens)
Age: Hatched March 26, 2011 - 10.5 months old
Breed makeup: 5 White Rock, 4 Blue Andalusian, 6 barred rocks
Location: North Central Mississippi
Recent Weather Conditions: Mild temperatures, low in 40's highs in 60's, sunny a few days, partly cloudy...