I have five 6-8 week old barred rocks that I moved from the brooder to the grow out coop about a week ago. They are doing great but at night they will not climb their ramp and go inside the coop. Thy lay in the run every night until I go out and pick them up and stick them in the coop and then...
What are yalls thought and experiences with a healthy, happy rooster to hen ratio? I want fertile eggs but not a ton of competition for the rooster, so they don't become " mean"
I have read a couple different places and hand an older gentleman suggest to me that by increasing or decreasing the temp by 1 degree that you can influence the sex of the chicks....... I don't think its true but has anyone kept track of temp and sex relations?
Well I have had my flock for almost a year now and have 8 barred rocks. 7 Hens and 1 rooster and currently have 5 barred rock chicks and 8 eggs in the incubator. I love the barred rocks because of how docile they are and they are great layers. I found this community through Google because...