Hello,
I am the proud momma of 16 ish chickens (currently more since I have some roosters that have to go lol) my backyard flock is a hobby flock that is very mixed. We have easter eggers, bielefelder, leg horn, black star and mixed chickens ... Etc.
We also have 3 young *Black Bantam Cochin Frizzle hens* who JUST started laying this week. The frizzle gene was actually a surprise as they were advertised as bantams at the store, as chicks. Now, since they are fairly small, and I have a extra large bielefelder rooster, do I need to separate them, they are 3 of 8 chicks I added to our flock a few months ago. Should I get them their own rooster? Now being juvies, they are integrating into the flock of adults, fairly easily as I have done continued safe exposure for the past 2 months, keeping them in a run, in the coop, where they were together, but behind a fence. (I keep my chickens in a large old converted garage shop so there is good space. )
QUESTIONS: DO THEY NEED THEIR OWN ROO?
SHOULD THEY BE SEPARATED?
CAN THEY BREED WITH REGULAR SIZED ROOS?
IS IT OK TO HATCH FRIZZLE/MIX FLOCK HYBRIDS?
Everything I'm finding online suggests that it's fine to keep them together, but I wanted to ask all of you, who have much more experience then me.
(I plan to eventually become a specific breed breeder in the future and produce clean lines, but am no where near that yet, and will likely not use this current flock. These are my daughter's pets and are hobby chickens ) lol
Thank you all for your advice !
I am the proud momma of 16 ish chickens (currently more since I have some roosters that have to go lol) my backyard flock is a hobby flock that is very mixed. We have easter eggers, bielefelder, leg horn, black star and mixed chickens ... Etc.
We also have 3 young *Black Bantam Cochin Frizzle hens* who JUST started laying this week. The frizzle gene was actually a surprise as they were advertised as bantams at the store, as chicks. Now, since they are fairly small, and I have a extra large bielefelder rooster, do I need to separate them, they are 3 of 8 chicks I added to our flock a few months ago. Should I get them their own rooster? Now being juvies, they are integrating into the flock of adults, fairly easily as I have done continued safe exposure for the past 2 months, keeping them in a run, in the coop, where they were together, but behind a fence. (I keep my chickens in a large old converted garage shop so there is good space. )
QUESTIONS: DO THEY NEED THEIR OWN ROO?
SHOULD THEY BE SEPARATED?
CAN THEY BREED WITH REGULAR SIZED ROOS?
IS IT OK TO HATCH FRIZZLE/MIX FLOCK HYBRIDS?
Everything I'm finding online suggests that it's fine to keep them together, but I wanted to ask all of you, who have much more experience then me.
(I plan to eventually become a specific breed breeder in the future and produce clean lines, but am no where near that yet, and will likely not use this current flock. These are my daughter's pets and are hobby chickens ) lol
Thank you all for your advice !
