- Apr 18, 2009
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What I mean is .. do you keep the hens you collect eggs from everyday separate from the hens that you let run with a rooster?
My DH told me last nite that he would be excited when I was able to separate my laying hens from "the rest" .. I asked him why I would do that .. and he looked at me like I was from mars.
"You don't want your rooster being able to get to ALL your chickens do you?"
I asked him if he had a problem with fertilized eggs? Or if he thought that hens with a rooster would go broody and sit on all their eggs .. or what?
I couldn't get a straight answer from him .. other than mumbling something about "laying hens" should be kept separate...
Any thoughts??
I think that he thinks when they breed, they will automatically go broody ...
My DH told me last nite that he would be excited when I was able to separate my laying hens from "the rest" .. I asked him why I would do that .. and he looked at me like I was from mars.
"You don't want your rooster being able to get to ALL your chickens do you?"
I asked him if he had a problem with fertilized eggs? Or if he thought that hens with a rooster would go broody and sit on all their eggs .. or what?

I couldn't get a straight answer from him .. other than mumbling something about "laying hens" should be kept separate...
Any thoughts??
I think that he thinks when they breed, they will automatically go broody ...

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