I had a pair of brazilian hens, that in forty five days I had gathered from the two of them 81 eggs. They both trief to go broody on me, after they went back to laying they did about the same, i just didn't keep track after that. Some lay very well.
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How do they get along w/ other chickens? Same breed or other? I was thinking there was some discussion about them being quite aggressive to other chickens, but I could be confusing them w/ some other breed. They also are the ones that only lay a couple times a year in batches right?
Kass, what I'm going to do with my male in the spring is put him out with the 15 or so laying hens in their yard, he'll be the only male. Boys are said to do fine with their girls if there's enough girls for them but definitely not with other males (you don't have any males though). The females don't get along with other chickens or each other either. I just love mine.
AllBreed-I love your babies!!!!!
I do have a male, Oreo an EE. I am thinking about a "meat" flock to raise in a chicken moat around the outside of the garden, so they would have a mutual fence in common (the male meat sire, and Oreo). Would it attack Oreo or the other layers (hens) through the fence or jump the fence into Oreo's area?
How do they get along w/ other chickens? Same breed or other? I was thinking there was some discussion about them being quite aggressive to other chickens, but I could be confusing them w/ some other breed. They also are the ones that only lay a couple times a year in batches right?
Kass, what I'm going to do with my male in the spring is put him out with the 15 or so laying hens in their yard, he'll be the only male. Boys are said to do fine with their girls if there's enough girls for them but definitely not with other males (you don't have any males though). The females don't get along with other chickens or each other either. I just love mine.
AllBreed-I love your babies!!!!!
I do have a male, Oreo an EE. I am thinking about a "meat" flock to raise in a chicken moat around the outside of the garden, so they would have a mutual fence in common (the male meat sire, and Oreo). Would it attack Oreo or the other layers (hens) through the fence or jump the fence into Oreo's area?
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Kass, what I'm going to do with my male in the spring is put him out with the 15 or so laying hens in their yard, he'll be the only male. Boys are said to do fine with their girls if there's enough girls for them but definitely not with other males (you don't have any males though). The females don't get along with other chickens or each other either. I just love mine.
AllBreed-I love your babies!!!!!
I do have a male, Oreo an EE. I am thinking about a "meat" flock to raise in a chicken moat around the outside of the garden, so they would have a mutual fence in common (the male meat sire, and Oreo). Would it attack Oreo or the other layers (hens) through the fence or jump the fence into Oreo's area?
A fence will in no way stop birds from fighting. They can actually cripple themselves hitting the wire. If you put up a thirty inch our three foot solid divider were they can't see each other they do ok.
Kass, what I'm going to do with my male in the spring is put him out with the 15 or so laying hens in their yard, he'll be the only male. Boys are said to do fine with their girls if there's enough girls for them but definitely not with other males (you don't have any males though). The females don't get along with other chickens or each other either. I just love mine.
AllBreed-I love your babies!!!!!
I do have a male, Oreo an EE. I am thinking about a "meat" flock to raise in a chicken moat around the outside of the garden, so they would have a mutual fence in common (the male meat sire, and Oreo). Would it attack Oreo or the other layers (hens) through the fence or jump the fence into Oreo's area?
A fence will in no way stop birds from fighting. They can actually cripple themselves hitting the wire. If you put up a thirty inch our three foot solid divider were they can't see each other they do ok.
While I can both appreciate the stature and the colors of these Orientals/Brazilians, I am still most attracted to the round, fluffy matronly breeds...and the little spunky ones.
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I have some that will show very well, compete with the best of them when prepped and conditioned correctly, i do not really want to let them go but will spare no more than two but they will not be cheap by any means.
I have some that will show very well, compete with the best of them when prepped and conditioned correctly, i do not really want to let them go but will spare no more than two but they will not be cheap by any means.
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I *have been looking for some girls. Matt just gave me a pretty chocolate/dun hen that's the sweetest thing. So I've got the BR Cockerel and 4 hens now and want more hens. Depending on how many of them I can find that I like I'm either going to put them in a 10x10 or a 5x8. I love those little birds since I got to know what their personalities are. I just don't want any more males, trying to gather up a big enough set of girls that no one gets over bred.
Do you have any females you're not keeping?
I do have a few, Blue wheaton hens, and maybe another one or two in other varieties.
I *have been looking for some girls. Matt just gave me a pretty chocolate/dun hen that's the sweetest thing. So I've got the BR Cockerel and 4 hens now and want more hens. Depending on how many of them I can find that I like I'm either going to put them in a 10x10 or a 5x8. I love those little birds since I got to know what their personalities are. I just don't want any more males, trying to gather up a big enough set of girls that no one gets over bred.
Do you have any females you're not keeping?
I do have a few, Blue wheaton hens, and maybe another one or two in other varieties.
My master plan for this coming year is to put a chicken moat around both chicken gardens and have a third flock of chickens (the two I have now layer flocks w/ a few added) in the garden / runs they currently occupy. Then put a third flock in the moat which will have a common fence around both garden / runs. The third flock will only have a couple of breeders at a time the offspring will be caponized (
) and grow out until process age / size. I plan on keeping around 20ish at any given time.
If the common fence will be a big problem I can put the meatie sire and meatie females in one of the current gardens then have the second layer flock w/ the capons in the moat, but since that will be a rotating flock I was worried about the layers and their pecking order.
The two current garden / runs do not share any common fence at all w/ each other but will w/ the new moat.
I am considering what breed or combo of breeds I want for my meat chickens, I like the meatyness of the cornish and the orientals, I also like the large NN. I don't want it any more complicated then it has to be and don't want to worry about the chickens killing each other, so maybe the orientals would be more work then I'm prepared for? I am already biting off more then my husband thinks I can chew w/ the caponizing and processing.
If the common fence will be a big problem I can put the meatie sire and meatie females in one of the current gardens then have the second layer flock w/ the capons in the moat, but since that will be a rotating flock I was worried about the layers and their pecking order.
The two current garden / runs do not share any common fence at all w/ each other but will w/ the new moat.
I am considering what breed or combo of breeds I want for my meat chickens, I like the meatyness of the cornish and the orientals, I also like the large NN. I don't want it any more complicated then it has to be and don't want to worry about the chickens killing each other, so maybe the orientals would be more work then I'm prepared for? I am already biting off more then my husband thinks I can chew w/ the caponizing and processing.
I think All breeds get the award for "Best present under the tree"! Baby chicks to start the new year out,by warm weather they will be more than ready to get out and explore the fresh spring grass. Should make the drearly winter pass faster for you!
I let the icelands out for their daily freerange and when it was time to put them up they just herd right back in so easy. So I decided to let a coop of EE bantams have some time out,Do you think they herded bback in easy? No way,took me 45 min tues to finally get them all back in the pen! If someone had come by and wanted them I would have given them away at the time!lol Sometimes chickens just don't seem to have brains,or have to many brains,not for sure which!lol
I let the icelands out for their daily freerange and when it was time to put them up they just herd right back in so easy. So I decided to let a coop of EE bantams have some time out,Do you think they herded bback in easy? No way,took me 45 min tues to finally get them all back in the pen! If someone had come by and wanted them I would have given them away at the time!lol Sometimes chickens just don't seem to have brains,or have to many brains,not for sure which!lol
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