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I ended up not taking the rooster. I had 3 two of which I raised as babies out of those one got attacked by a fox, survived but was not himself and grew frustrated because it became difficult for him to mount the hens so we just took him out of his misery since he was also starting to get...

Yes, I dream of the day one of my hens go broody.

True!

I'm in chuluota FL, maybe I have not been looking very actively but what has presented itself to me is red and black sexlinked, etc. In comparison there are more baby chicks available for which at the moment my time is limited. I have also only been living at our property for a year so still...

Thank you so very much for this explanation ❤

Why are these birds so complicated? 😁

Haha... there is no hope for the poor hens, lol. Other than just having one rooster.

Oh wow, this is all so interesting. I'm learning lots here today.

So this means that they have their monogamous partners and won't bother with other hens? I have seen my roosters take turn with the same hen. Sorry, genuinely trying to understand how these whole process works.

I may need to add a few more hens to my flock, say 3 more so there would be 10 hens per rooster? Wonder if that would fix this situation or would they continue on mating with the hens just as they are doing now?

My two roosters actually wait their turn and mate the same hen. Which I think may be a bit much?

Yes they are and this makes sense in my heart and head.

You have like the perfect situation going on in your flock with your boys. My two current roosters do mate with my hens.

Thank you 😊 I'm truly very new to chickens. While I really want other color eggs, and shades of green would be definitely welcome, my main concern is the hens not getting blasted.

Hello everyone, I have an eclectic flock consisting of 17 hens( barred rock, rir, faverolle, Indian game, speckled sussex, marans, orpington mix, welsummer and maybe other breeds that I have no idea what they are), 2 roosters one barred rock and the other one came from a home with silky, black...