Clutch size? How many is too many?

[NatJ]

it might work better to leave them where they are and just separate everyone out right before hatch time, so they don't have as much time to swap back.

I agree. That is probably easier.

The rooster, Beethoven, bloodies me good every chance I get despite my efforts to tame him...I think he is going to become coq-au-vin later in June

That's what I would do with him


It sounds like you're handling the whole situation pretty well, considering all the details you are having to juggle to make it work.