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Our Roo has started his "roosterly duties" this week 😉 lol. We've got 9 BO hens, and one already tried to go broody late fall/early winter. So I'm just waiting for a broody hen. I'm wanting to let her hatch a clutch and sell the chick's. But I've read it may be better to wait and let her...

So we have 9 BO hens that hatched in May, and got 2 more hens and 1 orp roo that hatched in September. There was some pretty normal pecking order issues in the beginning, but now everyone goes to the coop at night together on their own with no issue...except our Roo. Three separate nights...

Our first batch of girls are BO, and are 21 weeks old. They were on an organic layer feed for the last couple weeks, but this weekend will be switched to an "all flock" with free choice oyster shell (there is a gentleman moving out there with them lol). They get eggshell in with their food...

We've got a 20week old BO flock of 9 hens. We've also got x3 3-4 week chicks (a lav. orpington rooster, and two mystery pullets). I've been taking their brooder outside during the day, the chicks have been out in the yard with the older girls a few times under supervision. The hens have...

We've got three 3wk old chicks, all different breeds, who we've been slowly weaning off of heat. We still move the brooder inside at sundown, as nighttime temps are in the 40's. Daytime has been in the 70's and their brooder is sitting in the sun. They are doing wonderfully. I was getting...

We have a flock of 9 BO girls, who're about 20 weeks (fingers crossed for eggs soon!). We have an obviously alpha/dominant hen. Very sweet with us/ the kids, but very much runs the coop. We also now have 3 chicks, who've about 3 weeks old. 2 "Rare assortment" girls and a lavender orpington...

My original flock is now about 18 weeks. All BO. This one in the 1st pic...he's not crowing...but that tail ... roo? He's also got a few more of the "colored feathers" (see pic 2) on his tail than anyone else. Second pic is a close up (the best I could get) of some "discolored feathers" on a...

Just got my 3 new chicks! A lavender orp roo, and then 2 "mystery/hatchery choice rare breed" hens, all from Meyer hatchery. What do you think? The brown one and the black one... I'm thinking maybe Welsummer, Speckled Sussex, or light brown leghorn. And maybe a barred rock, Easter egger, or...

OK, so I understand human genetics, biology, punnet squares, etc. What about chicken breeding? Our flock is all BO ladies, and we are on the market for a roo (and maybe more girls to lol). If we got, say a Barred Rock Roo, for example, what would the hatched chicks be? I feel like I've seen...

5wk BO from hatchery, bought 10 pullets, but we're hoping a Roo made his way into the mix. What do you think? "He's" definitely our 'red head' of the group (comb color coming in strongest) and most outgoing.