Oof! I have no clue how they did it, but they did. My small Bantam Rooster, only Rooster I have, managed to breed with my Australorp hen. I only know this because I gathered eggs yesterday and the one I used was fertile. I'm not going to collect from her anymore. It will be interesting to see...
Well, I did it again. LOL Monday, I gave away one of my Golden Sebright Roosters. I had 2 and only 1 hen. He's now living on an awesome wild Mustang rescue farm. My two remaining Golden Sebrights are very happy together. I do have plans on finding a couple more hens for him.
BUT, TODAY, in...
Please take my advice. I had a clutch of 6. 4 roosters and 2 hens that hatched. I kept them together. As they began to mature, there didn't seem to be any issues at all. One morning, I went to let them out of the coop and into the run. Everyone was killed but one cockrel who did the killing. He...
We have an extremely broody hen and her last clutch, hatched on the 4th of July, were out and about on the 6th of July. Keep in mind, weather factors into the equation. A July clutch with 90 degree outside temps is not the same as an Apri clutch in 50 degree temps. This is what I have...
When I first purchased my Golden Sebrights, I was less than impressed with them. They were high strung and just didn't fit my personality. I thought about selling them but was held back as I was trying to sell others from my OE Bantam flock. Long story short. I am glad I didn't make time to...