The boy had his mind made up he wanted ducks, he saved his money, read books from the library, did his homework. Well, to make a long story short, he is the proud carer of 6 Khaki Campbells, and 3 Roens. So today, he asks me, "Dad, how long before we get eggs?" I say maybe about like chickens so...
OK, I have a batch of meat birds to butcher in 2 weeks, and I also have to make some decisions on the other flock. I ordered a chicken coop assortment from Murray McMurray and am really quite pleased with the ratio of hens and roosters. So to get to the point here's the dilemma, which roosters...
I have been a closet user of BYC for quite some time and thought it was time to make it official. This place is full of great ideas, tips and tricks. I raised lots of chickens as a boy, took a break, got married, had three boys, and got back into it. We have about 20 layers of assorted varieties...