The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[Painted Calls]

that sounds so bad.

 

[WallyG74]

I’m sure he didn’t cause anyone’s bird to go berserk. He has a calming effect on chickens. They probably chased him down and laid the eggs in his hand.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

You're probably right they did both hatch from very round eggs and I didn't know about the playing boy band music thing when I was hatching them.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hey Moony, how big are your pen numbers usually? Trios, 4-8, 9+, ect?

 

[WallyG74]

No bantam RIR hatching eggs on eBay

 

[WallyG74]

Hey Moony, how big are your pen numbers usually? Trios, 4-8, 9+, ect?

I can tell you from my experience, having >10 is not good for fertility rates.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I can tell you from my experience, having >10 is not good for fertility rates.

Yeah, but doesn't he usually have multiple males too for the bigger groups? Or is Jacin and big Floppy the exception?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Pairs, trios, quads mostly this year.
I've done larger other years. And ya largest I go is 10 females with 2 males.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Pairs, trios, quads mostly this year.
I've done larger other years. And ya largest I go is 10 females with 2 males.

What do you do for feeders, and how often do you fill them up? I just realized that my pens will need feeders and waterers and don't want to mess with little rub;er bowls they're going to dump constantly

 

[The Moonshiner]

I use rubber bowls lol