Recent content by Slh64

Indeed. You see picture perfect stories of roosters that get along with everyone and are gorgeous boys but I know there are some that are just nasty abusive and mean — to handlers and hens. Time can only tell and hoping for the best. Provided temperament and coop dynamics are balanced there is...

I’ve got 3 laying hens already. In addition to the 4 straight run chicks he brought home an additional 2 chicks a day later that were sexed and guaranteed hens. Would 1 roo to 8 hens be a good ratio?

I absolutely don’t want to put any chicken in a harmful or dangerous environment. And will take take steps if/when that comes to pass. The current issue is that I don’t want to get rid of anyone just because of sex without doing due diligence. They became a part of the farm as soon as we brought...

Hi — what can I say to convince my husband that having a rooster in the flock isn’t a big deal when gathering eggs for consumption? He says he doesn’t want to eat eggs that have been fertilized — but there’s no difference between a non fertilized and fetitlized egg if it isn’t incubated...