The lady we got them from had a pretty good mixture of hens, but I don't think it was the 8-12 you said is good. She was selling off some of her roosters because she had too many.
My husband and I started with 3 baby chicks last year and have just recently, (last night), added 3 roosters that were raised together. I am here for all of the information I can get on how to raise chickens for eggs and food. I do have a question. One of the roosters we brought in is a Game...