roosters and hen's egg laying

  1. T

    Which Rooster Should I Keep?

    I want to add a rooster to my flock so I can hatch my own eggs. I want healthy chickens that lay a lot of eggs and I like having a variety of colored eggs. We live in Virginia, so the winters are not too bad and the summers can get hot but my coop is in a shady area, so that isn’t too bad...
  2. deanna_bradley

    Adventure with Buff Brahma's

    So I am new to this site, as well as to raising chickens. Ive raised most other livestock, (hogs, rabbits, sheep, goats, list goes on) but chickens are definitely new to me. We were given 8 Buff Brahma Pullets, not sure the age still you. We were hoping to raise these chicks to eventually get a...
  3. wa2qcj

    Roosters and Hens

    I am not really interested in fertile eggs, so I have kept the boys in a separate pen. That said, one time I did have them mixed in, and egg production fell, a lot. Is this normal? Would egg production go back up if I had waited longer? As for roosters versus humans, mine have always run from...
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