I need to try again with some young cockerels. The RIRs might stay together. The BC cockerels will fight to the death if I let them. I have never had a pair of little roos get along once they start competing for the ladies.
It’s called old skin. I’m there too. You only have a few years on me. It scratches and tears so easy. Stacking bobcats is a fun activity, but it’s getting harder and harder to come away clean.
I hate moving birds. Even cleaning a pen and you don’t lay a hand on them they lose their minds! My RIRs seem to be way worse than any other breed I’ve had.
The bright side is you did break 1,000 chicks again. This heat has been crazy bad and I’m sure it has some effects on viability. I can’t imagine raising chicks in this heat. My hens have slowed way down laying too.