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well we ended up with 5 hatched eggs and 4 chicks from the first hatch and then we moved the eggs under another broody hen in another house and she hatched out 3. So I think that is a good amount to have.

thank you for the kind words. I'll update later on how this goes.

Hi. I am about to go to through the hatching process for the first time. One of our hens has gone broody and is currently sitting on a clutch of probably 20 eggs. These eggs have come from her and two other hens we have. as they lay in the same house and she moves them into her clutch. This...

what breeds are they?

hi all. So I've briefly read the rooster to hen ratio should be 1:10. Well I have 3 roosters (less than a year old) to 6 hens (4 of which are less than a year old, the other 2 are two years old) So what techniques should I try to mitigate overbreeding and aggressive behavior before it occurs?

Hi. I'm from Sumter SC.

thank you so much!!

thank you!

thank you all for the replies welcoming me to this site. I am glad to be here.

quick question. how do I find the state forums that I've seen (as a lurker) talked about in the "buy sell or trade" sections?

thank you!! glad to be here!

Hi all. I'm a 29 year old grad student with 9 chickens and 1 duck. The chickens are 2 golden comet hens that are 2.5 years old and 7 mixed breed with mostly brown leghorn and Ameraucana, a mix of 3 roosters and 4 hens. I'm wanting to expand our duck population in the spring when Metzer opens up...