Some good posts and tips all worthy of consideration as I make plans to move forward. Moving forward I think I will be better served by obtaining a few more breeds to see which ones I like the best.
I currently have 2 hens of 8 breeds, hardly a start. However, before buying too many more of...
I currently have a mixed flock of 15 hens and 1 rooster. We will always keep a small mixed flock … maybe even just let all the hens run together until we need more birds.
We currently have...
1 Brahma rooster
1 Brahma hen (culled one due to vent gleet)
2 Buff Orpington
2 Australorp
2 Golden...
I am wanting to keep several breeds on our place. We may want to keep as few as 4 breeds and probably no more than 7-10 breeds. Probably as few as 4 birds per breed or as high as 10 birds, not counting roosters. How many roosters should we keep for each breed?
I obviously will be doing some...