Where do you live? Up in the high veld? As a kid, we lived on a plot near Meyerton in a town called De Deur and even spring was a dodgy affair. We got out first lamb from our flock, in spring. She was adorable and a week later she was a popsicle one morning.
Once, in the late September, Dad...
You are in the same boat I am. I have three pullets, only one is laying. I can accommodate a total of six, with eight at a stretch, plus my cockerel in my new setup. It would be a huge waste to go for less, given what I have put into all of this. I plan on getting four new pullets, to account...
The obvious answer you will get from folks here, is any chance you get. :wee
Personally, I plan on adding four pullets to my tiny flock around October, but you must study your needs and situation. What do you want, what can you handle, is the thing.