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  1. jpalmatier83

    Rooster or pullets better pictures

    Couple thoughts, prior performance in roosters, much like investments, is no guarantee of future performance. Many will tell you it’s mostly genetics. I think conditioning has a lot to do with it. Im sure what’s risky or unfair about it. If you could find them homes with a flock of hens who’d...
  2. jpalmatier83

    Rooster or pullets better pictures

    General consensus is 8-10 hens per roo in a mixed flock, so no, 11 for 5 doesn’t seem like a good idea. If you’re trying to keep a single breed flock, you may not want to keep any of them. Same if you don’t plan on hatching your eggs at all. If your fine with barnyard mixes, keep the most...
  3. jpalmatier83

    Rooster or pullets better pictures

    Bachelor pad and try for some more pullets for a second flock?😭 J/k, but yeah, 5 for 5 is a rough hatch rate. Maybe you can find someone to trade pullets for Roos? If you’ve got a small backyard flock those numbers are untenable in the worst kind of ways. Even if you got rid of all the...
  4. jpalmatier83

    Rooster or pullets better pictures

    Uh, if they’re all the same age, I’d guess you’re right. Five cockerels and one buff pullet.
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