- Mar 8, 2013
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We bought 6 cornish rocks, 2 leghorns and 2 pullets (unsure of kind) from Tractor Supply. I have lots of questions, but I'll start with these:
1.) I've read that cornish rocks die young. Should we butcher them at a certain age/weight to be sure they just don't die on us?
2.) The chicks are now about 5 weeks old. They are way too big for the tub we have them in. We are building a coop (out of our carport) that is about 14 x 14 with roost and nesting boxes. Are they too little to go into the coop right now?
3.) If we got a straight run of 25 chickens (we want Black Australorps) and we got a bunch of males - what do you do with all the roosters? Can you have too many? Do they need to be separated?
THANK YOU!!!!
1.) I've read that cornish rocks die young. Should we butcher them at a certain age/weight to be sure they just don't die on us?
2.) The chicks are now about 5 weeks old. They are way too big for the tub we have them in. We are building a coop (out of our carport) that is about 14 x 14 with roost and nesting boxes. Are they too little to go into the coop right now?
3.) If we got a straight run of 25 chickens (we want Black Australorps) and we got a bunch of males - what do you do with all the roosters? Can you have too many? Do they need to be separated?
THANK YOU!!!!