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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 3060395" data-attributes="member: 14646"><p>Ok, I'll chime in. Yes, they guy from Orange County, CA. Well, I do have five hens but started with six two years ago but one died from being egg-bound last summer. Once we get back from Christmas we will be getting three more for a total of Eight Hens. While I'm no expert i did my due diligence with a lot of research and have had them for two years so take my thoughts and recommendations as you see fit.</p><p></p><p>I would not go through Atwoods for my chicks. I absolutely didn't want nor could i have a rooster where i live. He would crow once then become dinner. Not sure i would trust myself or one of the Atwood's employees to tell me i have hens or that they only order hens. I would guess the last thing you want is to get 10 chicks and have a bunch of Roosters mixed in there. If you go through a hatchery directly there is about a 90% success rate of them sexing the chicks correctly. OK has a hatchery in Wewoka called COuntry Hatchery but i got mine from Privett Hatchery in New Mexico. I went through a small local feed store and it was quick and easy. I believe you can go direct to Privett and pic out your breeds etc and it quick and easy. </p><p></p><p>The five hens i have now are two Barred Rocks, one Delaware, one Rhode Island Red and a Red Sex Link. The one that dies was a RIR. All are real good layers. The next three we get will be similar to what we have. The Buff Orpingtons, any of the sexlinks and Wyandottes would be a good bird for eggs as well as what i have above.</p><p></p><p>Most of the "popular" layers will be fine in OK summers and winters. There may be several days a year were they need supplemental heat or cooling needed but as long as your coop and run is build correctly there should be no issues. I also would worry about predators if your coop and run are built to keep them safe. Building it "right" is not hard, you just have to think about how to make it secure. </p><p></p><p>If you have acreage you have a lot of options for the coop and run. Also, depending on your setup I would prefer to have a few more hens that i would think i want as you can expect some to die as chicks as well as loose some to predation. With acreage, or at least not many neighbors getting a rooster is a good idea as they watch over the hens especially from birds of prey. </p><p></p><p>I could go on and on with recommendations so ask away and maybe i can answer. Her are pics of my coop i build. It is a total of 12' x 7' and the inside is 4'x7' with three nesting boxes.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110547[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110553[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 3060395, member: 14646"] Ok, I'll chime in. Yes, they guy from Orange County, CA. Well, I do have five hens but started with six two years ago but one died from being egg-bound last summer. Once we get back from Christmas we will be getting three more for a total of Eight Hens. While I'm no expert i did my due diligence with a lot of research and have had them for two years so take my thoughts and recommendations as you see fit. I would not go through Atwoods for my chicks. I absolutely didn't want nor could i have a rooster where i live. He would crow once then become dinner. Not sure i would trust myself or one of the Atwood's employees to tell me i have hens or that they only order hens. I would guess the last thing you want is to get 10 chicks and have a bunch of Roosters mixed in there. If you go through a hatchery directly there is about a 90% success rate of them sexing the chicks correctly. OK has a hatchery in Wewoka called COuntry Hatchery but i got mine from Privett Hatchery in New Mexico. I went through a small local feed store and it was quick and easy. I believe you can go direct to Privett and pic out your breeds etc and it quick and easy. The five hens i have now are two Barred Rocks, one Delaware, one Rhode Island Red and a Red Sex Link. The one that dies was a RIR. All are real good layers. The next three we get will be similar to what we have. The Buff Orpingtons, any of the sexlinks and Wyandottes would be a good bird for eggs as well as what i have above. Most of the "popular" layers will be fine in OK summers and winters. There may be several days a year were they need supplemental heat or cooling needed but as long as your coop and run is build correctly there should be no issues. I also would worry about predators if your coop and run are built to keep them safe. Building it "right" is not hard, you just have to think about how to make it secure. If you have acreage you have a lot of options for the coop and run. Also, depending on your setup I would prefer to have a few more hens that i would think i want as you can expect some to die as chicks as well as loose some to predation. With acreage, or at least not many neighbors getting a rooster is a good idea as they watch over the hens especially from birds of prey. I could go on and on with recommendations so ask away and maybe i can answer. Her are pics of my coop i build. It is a total of 12' x 7' and the inside is 4'x7' with three nesting boxes. [ATTACH=full]110547[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]110553[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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