Last year I started keeping a layer flock with pullets only. They began laying at 5 months. This year I added to the flock. Unfortunately I received several incorrectly sexed chicks, so 50% of my pullets turned out to be cockrels. I took all but 1 cockrel out of the popluation and into the...
I hatched eggs for the first time this year. Of the 15 that went into the incubator, I ended up with 1 surviving chick. S/He has been strong and healthy for 5, almost 6 weeks now. A week after s/he hatched my McMurrarys order arrived and all arrived in great health and the whole bunch has...