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I think it's about time to retire a couple of our older hens to the freezer, but I don't know which ones! I've had 3 of my hens for at least 3 years, and I don't know how old they are but one of them is more or less a "pet" so she can stay as long a she wants (and she still goes broody so that's valuable even if she doesn't lay). Two of them are leghorn crosses that are 2 years old. One is a Spotted Sussex that is between a year and two years old. We're only getting a couple of eggs a day right now and I'm not sure which ones belong to which chickens. All of them, including the leghorn crosses, lay eggs of varying shades of brown but I am not sure which ones come from which hens.
How do you figure it out? I'm sure this is a stupid newbie question but it would be great if someone could help me. You can laugh at me if you want to. I won't be offended.
I just bought 5 straight run 2 month old spotted sussex chickens. Hoping for one or two roos in the bunch and the rest can take the place of our geriatric hens.
How do you figure it out? I'm sure this is a stupid newbie question but it would be great if someone could help me. You can laugh at me if you want to. I won't be offended.

I just bought 5 straight run 2 month old spotted sussex chickens. Hoping for one or two roos in the bunch and the rest can take the place of our geriatric hens.