Sometimes it is nice to have the older ones show the younger ones how to live! My old girls are priceless when it comes to hail, snowdrift hopping and all sorts of treats. The meatie chicks ran in a panic from an airplane that was way high up and I was looking around for something serious. They could use an older hen to calm their butts down and QUIT WASTING the calories that I 'm feeding....I have wondered the same.
I needed to have started smaller and with a rooster.
Then every two years let a momma hatch a few out.
I think I will just let this flock flutter out and start all over.
