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OR maybe I should eat the two Wyandottes with really bad body shape that haven't started laying eggs yet and the ugly mutt chicken I have.

The growout pen will be 15x20 feet, so 300 sq. ft. That is 6 sq. ft. per bird for 50 birds, the estimated amount of youngins to be hatched... When they are able to be sexed, pullets move out so if the numbers are even that will be 12 per bird, almost the recommended 14. Will the pullets be...

Rooster Cages. 3x4 foot, 6 feet tall with cage elevated 2 foot off the ground. roosts 2.5 feet high, bottom is wire with droppings boards under it. Breeding pen 3x5, moveable, nest box accessible from outside, covered 3/5, roost 2 foot high top: current coop in black, current run in blue...

They would be outside beside the house in a 100 gal stock tank. I am going to use the heating pad cave method this year. I have a hardware colth cover, and if needed we can cover with a blanket to keep extra heat in. I have read stories of chicks being in very low tempuratures with this, and...

Okay so summary: Wait a couple (3) days before collecting eggs from breeding pen.(I dont have any rooosters) Mark eggs with set symbol and date. ex: #,4. store in cool place. Continue for 2 weeks. Set eggs in incubator. record # of eggs, date gathered, date put to incubate, set symbol, dates...

This might sound dumb, but after I put my rooster and my hen together in their breeding pen, how long should I wait untill collecting eggs to hatch? And could they be stored for a few days before incubating? If so, then how? Lets say they can, should I start collecting eggs a few days before the...

When is the best time to hatch chicks?

And since you have blue wyandottes, do you know anyone in my area who would sell a splash cockerel or cock?

Alright. Well the hen I plan to breed with is about 7 months old now, and has laid medium sized, light brown eggs. The width of the pelvic bones are about 2.5 finger widths apart, and the length of the pelvic bones to the keel bone is an easy 3 finger widths. The breast feels pretty meaty. Her...

Okay, thanks. What if a was to breed a solid "good" hen to an "excellent" rooster? After culling, the next season would I breed the sire cock back to the F1 daughters, and continue doing some sort of line breeding? What sort of thing would I be looking for at 4, 8 months to be culling for? The...

Hello, I am planning to start breeding Wyandottes. I (as expected ) have a few questions. My goals as a breeder would be to breed Wyandottes of an unusual color variety by the standards of the SOP > production > color. I plan to be breeding by single matings so I am sure of the chicks...