I am wanting to keep several breeds on our place. We may want to keep as few as 4 breeds and probably no more than 7-10 breeds. Probably as few as 4 birds per breed or as high as 10 birds, not counting roosters. How many roosters should we keep for each breed?
I obviously will be doing some reading about this subject before we jump into it. Of course, I'll have to determine how much room I have or at least how much people recommend for keeping 4-10 breeds.
-Not wanting to sell birds for a living.
-Mainly wanting to do this as a small scale hobby because we like having them around.
-Keeping birds for manure/compost/eggs/meat and just to have birds to watch.
-Will sell eggs and birds occasionally … this is son's project and a way for him to make some money, learn about breeding, business, responsibility, and breed conservation.
Would like some ideas, suggestions, designs, and/or photo's of some flock housing for multiple breeds.
I obviously will be doing some reading about this subject before we jump into it. Of course, I'll have to determine how much room I have or at least how much people recommend for keeping 4-10 breeds.
-Not wanting to sell birds for a living.
-Mainly wanting to do this as a small scale hobby because we like having them around.
-Keeping birds for manure/compost/eggs/meat and just to have birds to watch.
-Will sell eggs and birds occasionally … this is son's project and a way for him to make some money, learn about breeding, business, responsibility, and breed conservation.
Would like some ideas, suggestions, designs, and/or photo's of some flock housing for multiple breeds.