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stacylynnm

stacylynnm

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7 Years
Jan 1, 2013
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Hello. Just wanted to say hello. We started with four layers and converted an unused horse stall into their coop. Working well. Looking into adding more hens this year. Not sure if I want our own rooster though. Do I have to worry about breed types? When is the best time to hatch? Thanks.

Stacy
 
Hello there!

Welcome! I believe you will find plenty of info on breeds in the "Breeds" tab at the top of the BYC home page. Also, any questions you have about hatching would probably be best anwered in the Incubating and Hatching Eggs forum. Good luck with your birds!

 
Be sure to come by the new Washington state thread. It's very active, and the people very helpful.
 
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Howdy. I live outside Portland now but lived in Olympia for a year as a kid. You will find lots of helpful folks here who love to talk shop.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC
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What breeds have you got? Is your roo a different breed than your hens? If so it's up to you if you want mix breed offspring. I've crossed different breeds to each other before as I didn't start with pure breeds and it didn't matter. Ended up with quite a colourful bunch of chickens, but they were great! If you are planning on selling any of the offspring at a later stage it would be better to keep their breed pure though. Most people are not keen on mix breeds and you may have a problem selling them. If you are doing it to expand your own flock only and are planning on eating the roosters, it should not be a problem.
 
Hi and :welcome

The breed of rooster isn't usually a big deal. As for hatching times, you might want to go for spring so the chicks get some warmer weather, but all year round's fine if you have heat lamps and stuff like that.

I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site. :D
 

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