Hello - my name is Stacy and my husband and I are recent transplants to rural PA. We have two grown daughters, one baby granddaughter, four rescue dogs and at present count, 24 chickens (2 roosters, 21 hens and three new babies!) We recently lost 2 roosters when a Raccoon or Opossum somehow...
This is actually two questions in one post.
1. Is it possible for inbred chicks to be less healthy or have problems?
2. How does the barring gene work?
Two years ago we incubated 3 eggs from Leghorn Roo & Barred Rock hen. They hatched as 2 white hens and a reverse barred roo named Herman Jr...
I have too many roosters and not enough hens. I am looking to rehome a 14 month old white Leghorn roo (Herman) and 8 month old multi color EE roo (Nelson). Located in Monroe County, PA. From a small, healthy hobby flock.