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This has helped me so much. We built a system with barley with the angled trays and we were only getting a 50% sprout rate with it only really growing on the side with the holes. After reading your experience we are redoing our whole system!

Thank you for the response One more question. What constitutes incubating. If they are put on the shelf at room temperature is that fine? Also I plan on culling roosters that I end up with. We raise meat rabbits so it won't be a difficult thing for me to do. Now the older laying hens that just...

So this is my first year raising laying hens. I decided not to have a rooster at this time. But I am quickly realizing that eventually after more coops are built I want to start breeding certain types of chickens. So I have a few questions about Roosters for those who have them..... 1. If I...