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dragon30276

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5 Years
Dec 30, 2014
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Senoia, GA
Hello to all. I have been enjoying the information on BYC for a year now but just decided to join. I live in Senoia, Georgia with my wife, three children, two dogs, 1 pig and soon to be 22 chickens. I just finished a new brooder and will post some picks coming up. Hope everyone has a great new year. I am looking forward to Spring and greener pastures.
 
Nice to meet you. I'm all for greener pastures, everything is icky brown out here now - at least we have avoided snow. When I think of Georgia - peaches come to mind, sun, and warmth. Welcome to Backyard Chickens, hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
 
Thank you all. Dawg53 I lived for a while in Sarasota area. Whatcha riding. 97 Lowrider here. Daily rider now for a little over a year.
 
Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. What kind of chickens are you getting?
 
Right now we have 3 Barred Rocks (although I believe them to be a BR RR mix) 2 pullets 1 Rooster. We also have three RR's. I have 16 to 20 (depending on the hatch rate) Ameraucanas coming on January 11th. My first need for a brooder so I went a bit overboard on my build but it should last and be big enough for the full 8 weeks.
 
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dragon30276 said:
Right now we have 3 Barred Rocks (although I believe them to be a BR RR mix) 2 pullets 1 Rooster. We also have three RR's. I have 16 to 20 (depending on the hatch rate) Ameraucanas coming on January 11th. My first need for a brooder so I went a bit overboard on my build but it should last and be big enough for the full 8 weeks.
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You have some good, dependable, dual purpose breeds. Be careful of keeping too many roosters. The recommended ratio of roosters to hens is 1 rooster for every 10 hens. As they mature, too many roosters will become very hard physically on your hens; over-breeding them, biting and plucking the feathers from their necks and backs, battering them, and potentially, seriously injuring them. The only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching and 1 rooster can easily handle 10 hens in this regard. Good luck with your flock and your hatch.
 

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