I have 8 Rhode Island Red Hens, 8 EE Hens, 6 Silkie Hens, and 3 Silkie Roosters. The silkies haven't started to lay yet, but I'm getting 8-10 eggs a day from the RIR's and EE's. I did check the eggs and they seem to be fertile.
Here's the question. Would they incubate and hatch??? what would the chickens look like from a RIR or EE with a silkie rooster???
I'm new to chickens.
The silkies were straight run and I ended up with 3 roosters out of 9 bought.
Do I need to get rid of two of the roosters and just keep one (1/23 ratio) or keep all three. Do I need to get a RIR or EE rooster???
My wife told me that she didn't want roosters when I ordered the chickens, but has now fallen in love with the silkie roosters. That's why I didn't order a rooster in the RIR or EE. I had no choice, but to order straight run in the silkies.
Chris
Here's the question. Would they incubate and hatch??? what would the chickens look like from a RIR or EE with a silkie rooster???
I'm new to chickens.
The silkies were straight run and I ended up with 3 roosters out of 9 bought.
Do I need to get rid of two of the roosters and just keep one (1/23 ratio) or keep all three. Do I need to get a RIR or EE rooster???
My wife told me that she didn't want roosters when I ordered the chickens, but has now fallen in love with the silkie roosters. That's why I didn't order a rooster in the RIR or EE. I had no choice, but to order straight run in the silkies.
Chris