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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

why not just keep some hens without the roosters? You say you dont want the eggs......
We dont seem to have problems with our roosters and hens. I have seen what you are talking about though. I dont blame you one bit for wanting to stop it.


3,805 posted on 07/07/2005 8:28:10 AM PDT by Rose of Sharn
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To: Rose of Sharn

It's hard to get just hens, unless you buy them, and I'm cheap I don't want to pay for something I can get for free:) In the past I incubated my own eggs, but then you come out with about a 50-50 mix. Then I have to deal with what to do with all those roosters. No one wants roosters. The last time we just offed them ourselves, and I can't do that again. Too much blood:) eeewwwwwww..

You must have a good ratio of hens to roosters. If you get too many roosters then the gang banging starts and it gets horrible. I had 3 roosters to about 13 hens. That was 2 too many roosters.

Becky


3,807 posted on 07/07/2005 8:32:20 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
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