New to the Chick world

[ChikkaDee]

Hi my name is Denise,

I am new to Chicken owning...My friend called me last night and she has 5 chicks to start me out...She has 3 hens 2 are Delawares and one is a Welsummer....One Delaware Rooster and one Welsummer Rooster.....

I have 2 questions?

How many eggs can I expect from the hens I will have now.....

We have a chance to purchase 5 other hens and a Rooster...
1 welsummer hen
1 cuckoo maran hen
1 americana hen
1 red sexlink hen
1 blue laced red wyndott rooster

what do you think about this mis and will 3 roosters be too much...

 

[DuckLover179]

I wish I could help, but I'm not a chicken owner (Sorry!).

From CA!!!

Thanks for joining!

 

[mamawolf544]

from Texas.
I would say guessing 2 eggs a day. the sexlink should lay almost everyday.
If you have allot of space for them to spread out 3 roos for 10 hens "should" be OK.
I have about 40 roos.

 

[Katydid2011]

Hello from Oregon and welcome to BYC! If you currently have three hens, two Delawares and one Welsummer, I think you can count on one egg per day.

If you add four more hens: Welsummer, Maran, Sex-Link, and Ameraucana (or EE), for a total of seven hens, you might get three to five eggs a day. The Sex-Link will be the best produce, laying almost every day.

Personally, I think three roosters is two too many for seven hens. : )

 

[white01]

from Maine

 

[dkvart1]

 

[CCourson05]

I go with the 1 roo for 10 hens ratio... Works well for me... I have about a 1% infertility rate... Not bad..

Anyway, welcome to BYC!! I hope you get all the chickens... The more the merrier...

 

[Unclebean]

from Pennsylvania! We probably get 5 to 6 eggs a week from each hen. Good luck!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio. So glad you joined. You are going to love fresh eggs.

 

[JulieNKC]

3 roosters might be a bit much for your girls, and unless roos are raised together they probably won't get along too well either.