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You have a very nice flock!
 
drumstick diva said:
Hi Samatha, nice to meet you. Glad you joined the flock. There is nothing weird about a passion for photography. When people have a true passion for something, they usually succeed . We have some photography threads on BYC.

One I especially like is "Farm photography is the best advertisement."
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Thank you, it is really awesome to find a place I fit in. :)
 
Michael OShay said:
Welcome to BYC, Samantha. I'm glad you decided to join our flock. You have a very good and thorough introduction. If your going to keep your rooster, you should get 7 or 8 more hens to go with the two you have. The recommended ratio of roosters to hens is 1 rooster for every 10 hens as too many roosters (or too few hens in your case) as they mature can become very hard physically on your hens; overbreeding them, biting and plucking the feathers from their necks and backs, battering them, and potentially seriously injuring them. The only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching and 1 rooster can easily handle 25 hens in this regard. I currently have 25 hens and no roosters in my flock, and I get loads of eggs without the aggression, biting and feather plucking, feeding of non-productive mouths, crowing in the middle of the night, drop off in egg production, over-breeding and battering of hens that goes along with having roosters (especially too many). My hens are stress free and enjoying life without a rooster around. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
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Thank you for the information, I didnt know the ratio was so hen heavy. I do plan on getting more hens today, and over the next few weeks, so I may get pretty close to 10 hens. However if my rooster turns out to be too aggressive it is nice to know I can get good, if not better, production without him.
 
BatesPiggery said:
Thank you for the information, I didnt know the ratio was so hen heavy. I do plan on getting more hens today, and over the next few weeks, so I may get pretty close to 10 hens. However if my rooster turns out to be too aggressive it is nice to know I can get good, if not better, production without him.
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You're welcome.
 
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Welcome to BYC!!! The members here are great and so are their chickens;)!!! This is the BEST CHICKEN KEEPING FORUM ON EARTH!!!!

Hope you have fun and if you need anything we are here to help!!

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