Dont know any one up that way - son doesn't raise chickens - Most farm supplys and tractor supply have them this time of year . I am currently hatching Delawares but none available right now . I believe there is a swap coming up. Maybe someone will chime in with some help.
ALWAYS keep a spare. even if you don't think you'll need it. and wyandottes are bad about fertility I've heard (my own roo seems to be having issues too) so having 4-5 girls per roo is preferable. especially since roos get favorites and some girls may be 'neglected'...We have at least 4 Roos out of the 6 SLWs we purchased straight run from TSC and are still waiting to see what we have with the 12 Buffs (straight run) from SS. Out of the 6 EEs we have from TSC, 1 may be a Roo (they all came out of the pullet bin).
How many Roos do ya'll recommend keeping with 10-12 hens? I've read just one per 10, but wanted to see what everyone else did. If the EE turns out to be a roo, I kind of would like to keep him...but if my really friendly Orp ends up being a roo, I want him for sure. lol
Any of you guys looking to buy a roo of any of these?haha. So far, looks like we'll have quite a few Roos for the freezer not too long from now.
I think one of our SLW Roos has even attempted to make a weird crowing noise a few times. Has sounded like one of those rubber chicken toys
We got our coop door put on yesterday thanks to my father in law. He's currently running some wire for some lights for us now. Just need to install some roosts and the hardware cloth, and hopefully by the end of next weekend, the coop will be done!
We have at least 4 Roos out of the 6 SLWs we purchased straight run from TSC and are still waiting to see what we have with the 12 Buffs (straight run) from SS. Out of the 6 EEs we have from TSC, 1 may be a Roo (they all came out of the pullet bin).
How many Roos do ya'll recommend keeping with 10-12 hens? I've read just one per 10, but wanted to see what everyone else did. If the EE turns out to be a roo, I kind of would like to keep him...but if my really friendly Orp ends up being a roo, I want him for sure. lol
Any of you guys looking to buy a roo of any of these?haha. So far, looks like we'll have quite a few Roos for the freezer not too long from now.
I think one of our SLW Roos has even attempted to make a weird crowing noise a few times. Has sounded like one of those rubber chicken toys
We got our coop door put on yesterday thanks to my father in law. He's currently running some wire for some lights for us now. Just need to install some roosts and the hardware cloth, and hopefully by the end of next weekend, the coop will be done!
