I had incubated 11 chicks in Nov & Dec of 23. They came out as 6 hens and 5 roos that just hit 5 - 6 months old and life was getting intolerable for me and the hens. After getting some very helpful comments from the members, I culled 4 of the roos. I did one rooster and it took me a week to...
In the last 6 weeks three hens have died. One definitely had a bad cold, one just did not thrive (could breath, just would not eat or drink. Marek?) one died from being bound up with an egg. Now we have two hens and 2 roosters. My favorite rooster has gone lame. The best I can figure is he...