Thanks for the article on Oxine, very informative. There's also good information in the book by the Chicken Chick (Guide to Backyard Chickens) about used for Oxine, which is where I first learned of it
Thanks so much for all the input! I inherited an unsexed batch of day old chicks when my son had too many so I understand the crap-shoot aspect of it! There is definitely one dominant rooster. I built a John Suskovich chicken tractor to keep them outside, safe from my 3 dogs who would prefer to...
Wasn't too clear in my initial description. I have 5 Bantam chickens, 3 of which are roosters, only 2 hens. I'd like more laying hens to even up the numbers but should I wait it out and see what happens when
they are older or get pullets now? Going into cooler weather up north now, so I'm not...
My young flock is approx 4 mo old, 5 chicks with 3 roosters! Should I add more hens or pullets? How should I do this? I figure my hens should start laying eggs around late Oct/Nov, thanks for any help with this