- Jan 21, 2010
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I have the following chickens currently (we lost several already to predators):
1 Black Star rooster (super big jerk - but takes care of the girls)
1 Buff Brahma Bantam rooster (docile, and gets along with the jerk)
2 Black Star girlies (kind of aggressive as girls go)
1 Americauna (nice gal)
1 Light Brahma (gentle giant)
1 Buff Brahma Bantam girlie (my favorite! sweet as a doll!)
We lost 2 really good layers and are down to only 5 now, and I can't be sure all of them are laying. I know the eggs of the bantam and americana, but I don't know about the others. They are brown and look similar. It seems like I should get more eggs if they were all laying.
Anyway... I am really sad about my chickens dying and want 3 - 5 more pullets. I don't know if I should go buy them as pullets or chicks, or if I should get an incubator and hatch some out myself. I know that 9 out of 10 of my eggs are fertilized, so I know I could have a good success rate if I hatched them out myself.
Which of the ways would cause the most and least amout of trouble with my existing flock? I don't want to upset my current chickens too much. Will they be aggressive to new pullets? Any advice?
1 Black Star rooster (super big jerk - but takes care of the girls)
1 Buff Brahma Bantam rooster (docile, and gets along with the jerk)
2 Black Star girlies (kind of aggressive as girls go)
1 Americauna (nice gal)
1 Light Brahma (gentle giant)
1 Buff Brahma Bantam girlie (my favorite! sweet as a doll!)
We lost 2 really good layers and are down to only 5 now, and I can't be sure all of them are laying. I know the eggs of the bantam and americana, but I don't know about the others. They are brown and look similar. It seems like I should get more eggs if they were all laying.
Anyway... I am really sad about my chickens dying and want 3 - 5 more pullets. I don't know if I should go buy them as pullets or chicks, or if I should get an incubator and hatch some out myself. I know that 9 out of 10 of my eggs are fertilized, so I know I could have a good success rate if I hatched them out myself.
Which of the ways would cause the most and least amout of trouble with my existing flock? I don't want to upset my current chickens too much. Will they be aggressive to new pullets? Any advice?