laying eggs

[sean_danny]

hello. i am not sure where to post this so sorry if in wrong spot. my question is, do i need to keep a cockerel in order to get my hens to lay eggs. the woman whom i am getting four hens from is insisting that i must have a cockerel or i will not get any eggs. is this true? i've never heard of this before.
thanks much.

 

[BirdBrain]

She just wants to get rid of one of her cockerals---she is feeding you a line of baloney!! They will lay with or with out a rooster...The only difference is that with out a rooster the eggs will not be firtile and you can not hatch anything from them. Proudly go to her and tell her you only want the four hens.

 

[sean_danny]

thank you for that. i just found it so odd that she'd said that. i was beginning to think i was crazy and she was right. i'm stopping by hers today and will insist that i only want the hens. again, thanks so much.

 

[bantymum]

That is so naughty, be carefull she doesnt slip you a rooster.
I guess she doesnt want to have to dispose of the roo but would like to see him go to a home.!

 

[Motherhenandflock]

Make sure her place looks clean, you know, are the birds healthy, perky? Look around at the facilitys. Anyone that would try to pull the wool over a newbies eyes might try to get rid of unhealthy hens too.