I have 25 3 month chickens, of that number I have 12 roos. My intent was to thin down to 2 roo's. I have De's and RIR and they have been on layer mash since they got off chick starter and foraging for a month. At what age can i thin them down and still get decent chickens for the freezer?
Things are starting to get a little tense in the flock. They have plenty of space inside and outside the coop, but I am not sure how much longer before behavior really starts going downhill.
As I had said I had planned to keep two roos, but in my original order, I got a bantam roo instead of an ordered hen, and I was gifted a free chick, that also turns out to be a bantam roo. So, I will be keeping 3 all together.
Developmentally, the only roo that is crowing is the Egyptian Fayoumis that was supposed to be a hen. Can a bantam mate with a full sized pullet?
Things are starting to get a little tense in the flock. They have plenty of space inside and outside the coop, but I am not sure how much longer before behavior really starts going downhill.
As I had said I had planned to keep two roos, but in my original order, I got a bantam roo instead of an ordered hen, and I was gifted a free chick, that also turns out to be a bantam roo. So, I will be keeping 3 all together.
Developmentally, the only roo that is crowing is the Egyptian Fayoumis that was supposed to be a hen. Can a bantam mate with a full sized pullet?
