First time chicken owners out of Shelby, MI 49455 (west side of Michigan). We ordered 8 Barred Rock pullets from a local feedstore (they get their chicks from Townline Hatchery out of Zeeland, MI), 4/8 of the chicks turned out to be roos. We have 2 roosters we need to get rid of. Free to a good...
Well that's too bad. We we're fine if we ended up with 1 rooster, not 4!
I know buying pullets isn't a guarantee, but I'm kind of thinking we received a straight run or something.
Hi! My wife and I are new chicken owners, located in West Michigan. We have loved the thought of raising chickens for some fresh eggs. We finally went all in this year, built a new coop, and ordered 8 barred rocks.
I've looked up quite a bit on this forum already, thought it would be a good...
Hi! My wife and I are first time chicken owners. We bought 8 barred rock pullets from a local feed store in Michigan (they purchase from Townline Hatchery in Zeeland MI).
Our chicks are about 5 weeks old now and we think 4 out of the 8 are roosters. 4 chicks are noticeably lighter, have...