I posted this earlier, but I'm lost on here. !!!!!!! One kind soul (Fred) answered me wherever that post was!
My question was... Are 4 hens enough for ONE rooster? I would be be getting them ALL as chicks, probably same age, same place, same time. I would LOVE a Barred Rock rooster...add 2...
I sure hope this gets posted. I'm new here (and lost!) and have been having trouble navigating the forum site.
Anyway, I'm still planning my chicks-to-be. I REALLY want a ROOSTER but was only planning to get 4 hens.... grand total for my flock=5 birds. (chicks) I want a Barred Rock roo and a...
I have'nt even gotten my first chickens yet and I'd love to have nothing BUT roosters! All 3 of my (bottle fed) Nigerian Dwarf goats are bucks (no does). Did'nt care about breeding, but they WILL be neutered, although they have awesome show bloodlines.
Of ALL my Dobermans (2 out of 5 were...
CHICK UPDATE- Went chicken shopping yesterday and now am thinking about SILVER LACED WYANDOTTES as well as the BARRED ROCKS. Maybe a Rock Rooster (LOVE the Rooos!) and 2 Rock hens & 2 Silver Laced hens. Wanna keep things small so figure 5 is manageable for now, as they will not be free range...
Yep! Have no cheeps yet but maybe looking at 3 or 4 (?) Barred Rocks... Hens & rooster. Strictly PETS. Don't even really care about the eggs!! haha! Anybody have good/bad to tell me about the Plymouth Rocks before I decide? These will not be free range as we have too many predators. They'll be...