flock control

  1. wilsonnickp

    Rooster to Hen Ratio

    Hey everyone, I recently built a coop and run (pictures included so you can see the size) and got a mixture of 7 bantam chicks. They are almost three months old now. Two have begun crowing, so I know I have at least two roosters. I assume 5 hens is not enough for 2 roosters. Based on my coop...
  2. mandymcg05

    I know I have too many roos, help?

    I have a question for ya'll. This is the first time I'm raising backyard chickens and I have at least 5-8 roos around 6-7 weeks old. Obviously, I can't keep them with my flock, it's not big enough. They are BR and RIR. My question is, should I find them homes NOW or wait until they're bigger? I...
    • mandymcg05
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    • backyard chickens flock building flock control raising chicks roosters and chicks
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. Dfarago

    How may roosters?

    My hen just hatched a clutch. Three out of five survived. Based on colors I’m pretty confident one is female and one is male. The other is probably male but I’m unsure. My chickens free range so the rooster has the run of the three acres while my hen is in a pen with the chicks until they are...
  4. tacothechicken

    Rudy the Rooster off to a new home

    So it took a month but someone contacted me about our EE rooster Rudy and he will be leaving to go live on a farm in blaine in 2 hrs :') He was a good bird for the 9 or so months we raised him! Unfortunately he's a little too 'Cocky' when flirting whith our aggressive hens and seem threatened by...
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