joza2210 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 can you get different types of hens and a rooster? e.g. say if a got a hen silkie and hen rhode island red and a hen orpington could i get a rhode island red rooster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The silkie might find the rooster a bit overpowering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joza2210 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 well what i am doing is makeing my shed into a chicken hut so i could put a wire fence to seperate the hens and the rooster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 You could.........but am just wondering why you would want to have have a rooster if he can't be part of the flock? Why not get hens that are pretty much the same size and let them all mingle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joza2210 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 but wont i have lots of chicks because they will always be mateing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Hi, welcome to the forum. Do you want lots of chicks? If not, you should just get hens as they will lay eggs without a rooster being present. They'll just be unfertilised eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 but wont i have lots of chicks because they will always be mateing? Only if the hens sit on the eggs and hatch them. It sounds to me as if you don't really need a rooster. Most of us don't have one. Why not have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions section of the forum? It is bursting with useful info for the novice hen keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
