They will all do fine together, especially if you get them all as chicks and raise together. If planning on getting a roo, make sure only one with that few hens.
I want to know if you were able to do anything about chick with broken jaw. I have one with severely broken and it's not able to eat enough. Brother and sisters are almost double her weight now.
I'm down to 9 here at home with coop and large run which is fine if I didn't let them out, however, I want them to have the opportunity to forage as often as possible. My Lab isn't much protection for them, although she's usually out with them but if they don't want to play ball she doesn't...
Just bought a couple apple crates for 10 bucks a piece ( I love craigslist) turned them into coops adding on to my scrap wood coop and then fenced around and completely netted above. now all I need is doors and paint for the most part:)
ok so heres another question do I heat the rice bag to just 100 or do you think 125 and then put a towel in between the eggs and the rice bag keeping them close to their temp. also should I fold it over the eggs or just have them on it or under it with towel as a padded barrier? there were...
Here is my Dillemma ...I purchased a Silkie Hen from a friend and it had been with a couple roosters so the first eggs were of course going to be fertile. I couldn't bring myself to eat or get rid of and by the time we had 11, my friend said bring them to her and she would put them under one of...