tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post4868722997833084443..comments2023-03-23T07:57:46.019-04:00Comments on Five Acres Enough: Chickens + 1Daunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-62250095314165474842009-02-25T18:13:00.000-05:002009-02-25T18:13:00.000-05:00Is "rehome" a euphemism for feeding poor Odie to t...Is "rehome" a euphemism for feeding poor Odie to the dogs? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the explanation. I was definitely missing the broody bit...now I know more about chickens!dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-9035828699696273182009-02-25T11:08:00.000-05:002009-02-25T11:08:00.000-05:00Whoa. Yes, you do know way too much about chicken ...Whoa. Yes, you do know way too much about chicken reproduction! That's interesting, in a weird kind of way.<BR/><BR/>A barn around here has a white and black Crevecoeur (or at least a look alike) hen. That thing likes to hang out by the tack room entrance and scared the CRAP out of me before I knew about it. I thought a cleaning device was about to fall on my head!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-68459311696830391942009-02-24T17:36:00.000-05:002009-02-24T17:36:00.000-05:00Hey DP,Not a silly question at all. I don't care ...Hey DP,<BR/>Not a silly question at all. I don't care if Odie mates with the hens or not, as long as he doesn't hurt them or stress them out so they stop laying. The eggs will be fertilized, but they are 99.9% identical to unfertilized eggs so there is no appreciable difference for eating.<BR/><BR/>A fertilized egg will not develop into a chick unless a hen goes "broody" and sets on it for 21 days. They egg will not begin development until the temp reaches 95 degrees or so. So to keep fertilized eggs from developing and just like unfertilized eggs, just collect them daily and put them in the fridge.<BR/><BR/>I collect eggs twice a day, so no problem there.<BR/><BR/>None of my hens are of "broody" breeds which means they are bred to produce eggs but not go broody. Hens stop laying when they set a clutch, so it's an undesirable characteristic in a laying hen. So even if they mate with the rooster, they ignore their eggs upon laying anyway.<BR/><BR/>When I get my Wyandottes and if there are a couple of roosters I like, I will keep them and then, um, rehome Odie (if he makes it that long) and then I will be sure of a Wyandotte father, at least. Then I collect the fertile eggs from the hens I like and, if a hen goes broody, then I stick the eggs I want under her and she will raise them as her own, even if she did not lay them. Wyandottes tend to go broody, so I am hoping to use a hen to hatch the next generation of chicks. I have a lot of control over which eggs get hatched, though, so that's how I will control breeding.<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense? I know way too much about chicken reproduction these days.Daunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-11754862907344503572009-02-24T01:38:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:38:00.000-05:00So...uh...well...how do you keep the rooster from ...So...uh...well...how do you keep the rooster from fertilizing your chickens if that's not the kind of birds you want to raise? I know that you can eat a fertilized egg, but I gathered that you intend to start raising your own chicks? Feels like a silly question, but I can't figure out the answer.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-44118945365735900792009-02-23T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:29:00.000-05:00I saw all those kinds of chickens/roosters at the ...I saw all those kinds of chickens/roosters at the 4-H county fair! *Proud*<BR/><BR/>Odie is probably the best name for a rooster ever.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-60229107974424336312009-02-23T09:24:00.000-05:002009-02-23T09:24:00.000-05:00Yay, a rooster! And a crazy looking one. I never...Yay, a rooster! And a crazy looking one. I never had the bad rooster experiences that sylvia had, and I hope you don't either. <BR/><BR/>That Crevecoeur does look like a Muppet. She's extremely goofy looking.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-75425594001762869282009-02-22T20:53:00.000-05:002009-02-22T20:53:00.000-05:00Ha! Sleepovers are still safe. I will let you kn...Ha! Sleepovers are still safe. I will let you know if he ever crows.Daunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051134715306832694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805059345305368883.post-86621051036667382752009-02-22T20:39:00.000-05:002009-02-22T20:39:00.000-05:00Ug! That's it! No sleepovers for me! LOL!Glad he's...Ug! That's it! No sleepovers for me! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Glad he's docile....and what a bunch of hoochie hens...Lol!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062332474743032957noreply@blogger.com