Nate in WI
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- Dec 21, 2020
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i have 23 hens, 1 rooster. 3 hens and the rooster are Barred Rock chickens. I'd like to sperate the 3 barred rock hens with the rooster to let them raise chicks naturally in the yard, fenced off from the other laying hens.
We have a large run and the flock gets out every afternoon to eat and whatever. We live near noone so it works well.
questions on the raising of new barred rock chickens..
I underatand the rooster will fertilize eggs and I let them just keeping laying eggs until some hatch? Then get the rooster out of there and back with other chickens? Then let the mother hens raise these chicks seperated until they're full grown? Should I just do 1 barred rock hen with little ones?
What else do I need to know? I've never tried the natural raising of chicks before.
Thanks!
Nate
We have a large run and the flock gets out every afternoon to eat and whatever. We live near noone so it works well.
questions on the raising of new barred rock chickens..
I underatand the rooster will fertilize eggs and I let them just keeping laying eggs until some hatch? Then get the rooster out of there and back with other chickens? Then let the mother hens raise these chicks seperated until they're full grown? Should I just do 1 barred rock hen with little ones?
What else do I need to know? I've never tried the natural raising of chicks before.
Thanks!
Nate