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[ATTACH=full]1564248[/ATTACH] We purchased 9 chicks from Bomgaars that were labeled as an egg layer variety. Three somehow managed to jump out of the coop when they were young and got eaten by an owl. Out of the six that were left, four of them were roosters. This one didn't crow until today, a week after we butchered the rest of the roosters. My boyfriend thought it was a hen and I was sure it was a rooster haha. Now we have one hen out of the nine that were supposed to be egg layers.

Am I just out of luck? Do I call Bomgaars to report anything? I just think that it's unfortunate that I had to kill for Roosters because they were sold as egg layers.

We have 4 Rhode Island Reds and a broiler chicken that all lay eggs and the other half of the coop. How do I incorporate the one small silkie hen in with them without her getting beat up if this one is a rooster? I don't want to leave her in the other half of the coop by herself.