Do I need a Rooster for my chickens to lay eggs well?

gallinamama

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I am a newbie and I have heard that I do not need a rooster for my hens to lay eggs. I have also heard that a rooster will make the hens lay eggs better. I don't know wether that is true. My neighbor says I need one... she has chickens...
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from Ohio nice to see you've joined us chicken lovers!

No, no rooster is needed for hens & eggs, unless you want to have young chicks hatching. To keep hens laying well, you might keep a supply of Layer feed mash, and add it to their daily feed.
 
Roosters make absolutely no difference in egg production except for making them fertile. That is why many cities allow people to have a few hens but no roosters, so they can enjoy the eggs, but not the noise. Your neighbor is misinformed.
 
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Thank you so much... I wasn't quite sure, just wanted to be sure. My chickens are from my grandson's preschool. They watched them hatch... they are 7 weeks old right now... they hatched on April 12th!
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I have dones some research and I believe they will start to lay eggs in the beginning of September....does that sound right to you?
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Thank you for the Welcome.... I find that this forum really gives you a lot of answers and quickly... Seems a lot of people are raising chickens.... I never knew!!
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layer feed mash does it have additives in it? I really want to try and raise my chickens as naturally as I can with out antibotics and additives... I guess I can pick up this at the feed store right?
 
When I was a little girl visiting my grandfather's farm, he told me my grandmother kept male chickens in the hen house to give the chickens something to cluck about. I believe my grandfather had issues.
 
Thank you so much... I wasn't quite sure, just wanted to be sure.  My chickens are from my grandson's preschool.  They watched them hatch... they are 7 weeks old right now... they hatched on April 12th! /img/smilies/celebrate.gif     I have dones some research and I believe they will start to lay eggs in the beginning of September....does that sound right to you?/img/smilies/hmm.png


Hmm well be prepared for half of them to be roosters :)
 

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