Yeeeaaaahhhh not really what I needed to see on the eve of bringing home 12 chicks lol. I know raising chickens will have it’s challenges but damn. I’m new to this. Don’t make me cull right away damn it.
Secure your coop, coons, cats, owls, hawks, dogs, yokes, foxes, mink, cats and possums aren't your friends.
Yokes?
Meant to say yotes, autocorrect got me.
Yep, understood, thank you.
Well, eventually you're going to have a lot more rooster chicks than you want, and it's either this or turn them into capons. I'm not sure you'd like the process of turning them into capons.
This we have contemplated as well, too many roosters. This is our first go around. If we end up with a couple of roosters (22 chicks to start), we will keep one and attempt to sell the others. If we can’t sell them, then I guess I gotta now look at what turning them into capons means lol. Thanks for the input.
A couple of roosters for 22 chicks isn't actually that bad. You want more than one for a larger flock. Something else you'll need to look into.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-a-capon-995596
Castrating the roosters before they reach sexual maturity to eat them later
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