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
I understand being cheap.... but aren't we talking about less than a dollar each?
The pitbull that destroyed most of our chickens only left us with 2 hens and 2 roosters. They are doing ok. They have free access to the whole 10 acres, but roost in their house at night.
"the gang banging starts"
ROTFL!!!