Where to buy some pullets?

[Atchurch]

We bought 10 hatchlings on March 2, and we've lost 3 to various chick things. Now, we know one of them is a RIR rooster and my hen-to-rooster ratio is 6 to 1. I've read tons of stuff and seen various videos that say a good ratio is 7 to 10 hens to 1 rooster. So we need info on where to buy some girls that might be close in age to our babies. We're at Lake Texoma, in Texas, and would love any info on who may have some. I know of a lady in Denison, but she's been sick and hasn't called back...all the while, my birds are getting bigger every day.

Any info or advice is greatly appreciated!

 

[FunClucks]

I got two batches of chicks 1 month apart last year. I split the large covered open air coop/run with some chicken wire and let my older flock and my younger flock do look-no-touch integration for a month when the younger chicks were 4 weeks old (it got too hot to continue brooding in our garage). After I removed the chicken wire, the older ones chased the younger ones around for a week or so (I made sure there were plenty of hides and food/water that the younger ones could get to and bigger ones couldn't access). They huddled separately at night until they started laying. Once the younger ones were laying they became part of the main flock, with little issues.

All that to say, even if you get birds the same age as yours, you'll still have to integrate them. If you start new chicks now, they'll only be 2 months apart. As soon as they all come into lay, they'll join the main flock. I don't think your cockerel will be able to over-mate your 7 hens in 2-3 months.

My first flock had 8 hens to 1 rooster and the younger flock had 10 hens. Everything worked out fine. I had a mixed flock, so temperament was all over the place.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

@ColtHandorf has some grow outs I think.

 

[nuthatched]

You only need that ratio to maintain fertility. Don't let that cockerel ride on you and generally start ignoring him to reduce the chance of him turning into a terror

 

[Iluveggers]

Are you looking to order? Or from somewhere local?

 

[Atchurch]

You only need that ratio to maintain fertility. Don't let that cockerel ride on you and generally start ignoring him to reduce the chance of him turning into a terror

When I go in the run, Onyx (BR sweetie) wants me to hold her in my lap. When I sit down, Chanticlere (RIR rooster) immediately jumps up and kind of hangs out. But he makes me nervous if his face gets too close to my face. Lol.
But are you saying that just letting him do that will make him mean?

 

[Atchurch]

Are you looking to order? Or from somewhere local?

I want some place around here. But I don't do fb or any of those social media things anymore. So it's a little harder to find things.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

When I go in the run, Onyx (BR sweetie) wants me to hold her in my lap. When I sit down, Chanticlere (RIR rooster) immediately jumps up and kind of hangs out. But he makes me nervous if his face gets too close to my face. Lol.
But are you saying that just letting him do that will make him mean?

If he is up above you or on you it makes you "his". I've only had 1 rooster, my current, and aside from a health check on the roost at night from time to time, I am hands off and he is a good boy. Gives me my space and let's me tend to the ladies when need be

 

[Atchurch]

@ColtHandorf has some grow outs I think.

We used to live in Cooper, right by Klondike. Now, we're a couple of hours away.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

We used to live in Cooper, right by Klondike. Now, we're a couple of hours away.

I don't do fb either, but I know his birds are superb