When to hatch again?

[Egglynette]

Ok guys we just tried to hatch out a new bunch this year. They hatched on the 18th-19th and had a survival rate of 5 out of the 9 (two eggs didn't hatch and two had splayed legs and did not make it).
I'm worried that we are going to get roosters again so I'd like to do another hatch to hopefully get more hens (last year we got 5 roosters and 3 hens).

My question is this, when would you start another hatch if you only had one brooder to raise the chicks in?

 

[H-B-O]

depends. i have 2 day olds with 2 week olds and 4 week olds

 

[H-B-O]

 

[Egglynette]

depends. i have 2 day olds with 2 week olds and 4 week olds

They don't hurt each other? I would have thought that the older ones would kill the younger ones.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I would not put 2 day olds with 2 to 4 week olds.
When do you plan to move them out of the brooder? Set 3 weeks before then.

 

[H-B-O]

Mine don't

 

[Egglynette]

I would not put 2 day olds with 2 to 4 week olds.
When do you plan to move them out of the brooder? Set 3 weeks before then.

That's kinda what I was thinking. I think we move them out of the brooder at about 6 weeks correct?
I think that's what we did last year. When they were old enough to jump out of the brooder (and run around my laundry room) is when we moved them to a large dog kennel in the coop with the bigger chickens.

 

[Egglynette]

Mine don't

I am not a lucky person so I probably wont do that lol

 

[cmobley]

When my hatch is over I already have eggs waiting to set. Clean the bator put new eggs in.