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I just have my own personal flock for eggs and for fun. I have had some predator issues and finally got a rooster to try to help with it. I am also considering a pair of Ancona as I hear that they are great sentries. But, I love my friendly flock of lap birds and my understanding is that Ancona would not be a lap bird.
I just lost two more hens over the Christmas holiday and my numbers are dwindling again. Now that I have a rooster, my eggs are fertilized and I am considering hatching some eggs from my flock to replace my hens.
One problem, I don't need nor want a bunch of roosters crowing. So, I had better keep this experiment to a minimum.
My rooster is a Black Jersey Giant.
He is mostly quiet (has a rooster collar) but he talks to the girls a lot and is good with people. I have seen him warn the girls of danger and I know for sure he has saved their lives on more than one occasion.
I have a variety of hens:
Blue Ameraucana, Blue Orpington, Cream Legbar, Easter Egger, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Black Australorp, White Rock, Black Copper Marans and two White Sultans.
Does anyone have Jersey Giant crosses? I would love to see pictures!
In fact, I would love to see everyone's mixed breed pictures and preferably a label of what the cross is.
Please share!
I just lost two more hens over the Christmas holiday and my numbers are dwindling again. Now that I have a rooster, my eggs are fertilized and I am considering hatching some eggs from my flock to replace my hens.
One problem, I don't need nor want a bunch of roosters crowing. So, I had better keep this experiment to a minimum.
My rooster is a Black Jersey Giant.
He is mostly quiet (has a rooster collar) but he talks to the girls a lot and is good with people. I have seen him warn the girls of danger and I know for sure he has saved their lives on more than one occasion.
I have a variety of hens:
Blue Ameraucana, Blue Orpington, Cream Legbar, Easter Egger, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Black Australorp, White Rock, Black Copper Marans and two White Sultans.
Does anyone have Jersey Giant crosses? I would love to see pictures!
In fact, I would love to see everyone's mixed breed pictures and preferably a label of what the cross is.
Please share!
