whitenack
Songster
This is our first year with chickens and we are learning a bunch of stuff.
We have just learned that roosters mature faster than hens and that a mature rooster is a problem for young hens. He is ready to mate and the hens aren't, so we are going to either have to separate him from the hens or harvest him and get a new rooster next year.
However, we would like to add some chicks next year, which will put us back in the same situation (young hens). So how do you guys handle having young hens with a mature/maturing rooster? Do you just get rid of your current rooster whenever you purchase new chicks?
We have just learned that roosters mature faster than hens and that a mature rooster is a problem for young hens. He is ready to mate and the hens aren't, so we are going to either have to separate him from the hens or harvest him and get a new rooster next year.
However, we would like to add some chicks next year, which will put us back in the same situation (young hens). So how do you guys handle having young hens with a mature/maturing rooster? Do you just get rid of your current rooster whenever you purchase new chicks?