welcome to byc! i too am new to this. fyi although the rooster will protect, they also fertilize the eggs. hens will lay eggs without the rooster if your just going for eggs, however, if u want meat as well, roosters are the way to go. good luck and god bless!
hello all. i am quite knew to this site. i dont have any dominiques as of yet but chose that breed to start my flock with. i plan on starting with a dozen. i think they are beautiful and cant wait to get them. i am almost done with coop. im thinking of ordering them online. anyone have...
it looks like u have plent of animals. this is my first step in rebuiding the farm somewhat. i will eventually get horses as well. but i figured the chickens will be a good way to break my kids into responsibility and nuturing.
new to this site, love it so far. i live in upstate ny. i have aprox 100 acres and not one animal except a box turtle my son has. i am a single dad and kids live with me so i decided to rebuild the chicken coop that is here and get some chickens. i grew up on this land, it was a horse farm, but...