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swamperkk

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i would like to know how many hens to a rooster? some people says 20 to 1,i thought 5 to 1,so what are y'all thought about this issue?
 
10 hens to 1 rooster is a good number. Too few hens would get overbred and possibly injured and too many would result in spotty fertility.
 

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