Hello from a newbie old retired chicken guy!

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Shadrach said:
Hello Bsmac.
Welcome to BYC.
How many chicks have you been getting per hatch?
Are the chickens cross breeding or do you keep a single breed?
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Hello Shadrach! Thanks for welcoming me here! The first batch were ebay barnyard mixes out of a dozen we hatched 7. Six were cockerels and one lonesome pullet that ended up being a bully. The next round an Amish friend offered to hatch them for us. Out of a dozen 6 hatched not sure of sex yet. I let him have 3 chicks. Two of his didn`t make it. All three of mine are thriving. They are all Jersey Giant x Light Brahma chicks. Nice looking birds. So yes they were cross breeding. I have since given my friend the JG rooster. I spend quite a bit of time in the run he didn`t much like that! Just too much drama in the flock! So I likely will just buy chicks from here on out.
 
Bsmac said:
Hello Shadrach! Thanks for welcoming me here! The first batch were ebay barnyard mixes out of a dozen we hatched 7. Six were cockerels and one lonesome pullet that ended up being a bully. The next round an Amish friend offered to hatch them for us. Out of a dozen 6 hatched not sure of sex yet. I let him have 3 chicks. Two of his didn`t make it. All three of mine are thriving. They are all Jersey Giant x Light Brahma chicks. Nice looking birds. So yes they were cross breeding. I have since given my friend the JG rooster. I spend quite a bit of time in the run he didn`t much like that! Just too much drama in the flock! So I likely will just buy chicks from here on out.
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A bit of a shame really you didn't have better experiences. Things sort of iron out if with a couple of generations on the behaviour side and I love having roosters although I know the stress cockerels cause in unsuitable environments.
 
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