Birdpants
Chirping
Well, it’s official: In my little clutch of five-week-old chicks—two standard autosexed Eggers and three straight-run Seramas—all 3 Seramas are BOYS.
I hadn’t planned on keeping any roosters but of course now we love them.
I do plan on getting more standard-sizes hens down the road. Could I keep ONE of the tiny Roos? Surely over-mating cannot be too much of a worry with one 1-lb rooster and two 6-8 lb hens?
alternately thinking of having the girls stay outdoors in the coop/run and having a tiny indoor/outdoor rooster flock (sleeping the Roos indoors but having an outdoor area away from the run)...but I think that might be more trouble than it’s worth, not to mention a lot of crowing.
and I’m guessing two roosters would fight over two hens regardless of size.
What Would YOU Do?
I hadn’t planned on keeping any roosters but of course now we love them.
I do plan on getting more standard-sizes hens down the road. Could I keep ONE of the tiny Roos? Surely over-mating cannot be too much of a worry with one 1-lb rooster and two 6-8 lb hens?
alternately thinking of having the girls stay outdoors in the coop/run and having a tiny indoor/outdoor rooster flock (sleeping the Roos indoors but having an outdoor area away from the run)...but I think that might be more trouble than it’s worth, not to mention a lot of crowing.
and I’m guessing two roosters would fight over two hens regardless of size.
What Would YOU Do?