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WVduckchick said:
You can't really control gender, can you? Just hatch more!
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I always heard no more than one roo to less than 10 hens, but with LOs, I was reading that they aren't nearly as aggressive with the hens and each other, and multiple roos are not as much problem. I would really like to keep all 3 of mine, maybe I'm just grasping...
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Your hens will be grasping the feathers on their backs
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scflock said:
WVduckchick said:
You can't really control gender, can you? Just hatch more! :D


I always heard no more than one roo to less than 10 hens, but with LOs, I was reading that they aren't nearly as aggressive with the hens and each other, and multiple roos are not as much problem. I would really like to keep all 3 of mine, maybe I'm just grasping...
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Your hens will be grasping the feathers on their backs ;)
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Some chicken's are sexed at day 1.. they are hatched & are different colors. . Greenfire Farms has some.. bielefelder's are just one. They are dual purpose & great egg layer's.
 
WVduckchick said:
You can't really control gender, can you? Just hatch more!
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I've been experimenting with that, and am convinced that i've increased my pullet ratio by 20%. Sounds totally stupid, preposterous, and superstitious. But, I can't argue with 67% pullets for the last 3 hatches, compared with 40% pullets for the previous 2 hatches. And, yeah, I keep hatching more, just to keep testing the theory!
 
lazy gardener said:
I've been experimenting with that, and am convinced that i've increased my pullet ratio by 20%. Sounds totally stupid, preposterous, and superstitious. But, I can't argue with 67% pullets for the last 3 hatches, compared with 40% pullets for the previous 2 hatches. And, yeah, I keep hatching more, just to keep testing the theory!
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That's awesome. I'd love to hear some details when you feel like your theory is holding up!
 
City farm said:
Some chicken's are sexed at day 1.. they are hatched & are different colors. . Greenfire Farms has some.. bielefelder's are just one. They are dual purpose & great egg layer's.
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Oh yes, I know there are several sex-link breeds. I have golden comets which are sex-links, and the new sebrights that are in my incubator are also! (oh, now I have to go look that up... I know the silver is sex-linked, but I forgot if the gold is.. haha)
 

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