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Quote: After I'm sure that they're all being fertilized, I plan to incubate a couple dozen and/or put some under the silkie hen. I will give away all the chicks that don't look like my dark-blue hen, Isolde. I want to end up with a maximum of six, preferably five, dark-blue hens. I'll give...

THANKS AGAIN, MISS PRISSY. DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUCHA. Until Sunday, he'd been with the hens since hatching. It's supposed to turn cool Thursday. I'll put the silkie back in the coop where she'd been since she began setting on the eggs that resulted in the chick. I'll section off a...

Quote: He and the three large hens are all 23 weeks old, and he has NEVER mounted any of the three large hens. Sounds like I might have to make other arrangements for the silkie.

Quote: Joe, time for you to be the hero and save her little helpless self. Keep that stupid roo away from her. He's in a coop all by himself now because of that, his bullying the other hens, selfishness, non-stop crowing, and several other reasons. Actually that's why I asked the question...

I'm hoping that when the bigger hens are ready to mate that my rooster will leave my little silkie alone. Can I know that they're ready when they lay their first egg, or are they ready before they begin laying? I have three hens and one rooster (all siblings) that are 23 weeks old. The rooster...