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Just got two Blue Copper Marens Roos today...beautiful boys, can't wait to take pics tomorrow!!! Hoping that I can get some OE's from these guys with my EE hens. So exicted
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Wendell, it looks like you have done a LOT of work! What are the dimensions of your breeding pens and coops again? I think you said once but the pens look big! What ratio of roos to hens do you plan?
 
Pozees said:
Wendell, it looks like you have done a LOT of work! What are the dimensions of your breeding pens and coops again? I think you said once but the pens look big! What ratio of roos to hens do you plan?
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Pens 1,2,4,5,&6 are all about 8'X24'. Pen 3 is about 10' X 24'. The coops in pens 1 & 2 are 4' X 6', the others are all 3' X 4'. I still have to build the nest boxes to the small coops. In the photo from the roof top you can't see pens 1 & 2 because the hen house is in the way.

I plan on doing 1 rooster to 5-6 hens in the spring., using pen #3. for the breeding pen. Pens 4-6 primarily for brooding, and pens 1-2 for grow-out. As with all things, that plan is subject to change and need.
 
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wsmith said:
Pens 1,2,4,5,&6 are all about 8'X24'. Pen 3 is about 10' X 24'. The coops in pens 1 & 2 are 4' X 6', the others are all 3' X 4'. I still have to build the nest boxes to the small coops. In the photo from the roof top you can't see pens 1 & 2 because the hen house is in the way.

I plan on doing 1 rooster to 5-6 hens in the spring., using pen #3. for the breeding pen. Pens 4-6 primarily for brooding, and pens 1-2 for grow-out. As with all things, that plan is subject to change and need.
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I will be very interested in your progress - do you know whether optimal roo to hen ratio varies by breed? I have seen so many different numbers, and in general my impression is that for each rooster there is a fine line between not enough, enough, and too many hens, but wondered whether specific breeds are known to have ideal ratios.
 
Pozees said:
I will be very interested in your progress - do you know whether optimal roo to hen ratio varies by breed? I have seen so many different numbers, and in general my impression is that for each rooster there is a fine line between not enough, enough, and too many hens, but wondered whether specific breeds are known to have ideal ratios.
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My understanding is that it really depends on the individual rooster. How fertile he is, how good he at his "job" and how many hens he can keep fertilized. I want to assure good fertility rates. I will hatch out one batch in March before I sell any hatching eggs so I know what he is capable of. We can then adjust the rooster:hen ratio as needed. Among many of the Dominique breeders, that is usually no more than 1 rooster to 5 hens.
 
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