I have 12 hens, mostly cochin hens, some silkies, and a bantam light brama. I also have a little rooster (Squirt!) that does a fine job watching out for and taking care of his harem! I have a couple hens that are really broody - ie: they would live on eggs forever, if I let them! My problem is...
I am a first time chicken raiser and if someone had told me, or if I had read that buying a straight run had the possibility of getting more roos than pullets, I would have certainly bought them sexed, and happily paid the extra for girls! I purchased 15 and out of that 15 - 10 are roosters...
Hi, I'm Denise & my babies are 1 week old today!!! I have 13 bantams of various breeds and am excited to be a new mom. (Did it for real almost 21 years ago to my darling daughter (Amelia) and it took this long to get the urge back! ) My DH & I are looking forward to a very busy...