Redleg1000
Hatching
- Nov 25, 2019
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How many hens can be kept with a rooster for good fertilization?
Hen to Cock Ratio.
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Cream and Bob
Chirping
- Aug 28, 2019
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10 hens - 1 rooster
grayjay11o
Songster
10-1 is a good ratio but you can go up to 30-1 and still have a pretty good chance of fertilization.
Quailobsessed
Crowing
You posted this in pheasants and partridges. Are you talking about chickens, pheasants or partridges?
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