Question by Marie Q: Would the least I need be 1 Rooster & a Couple Laying Hens to have eggs in Chicken Coop?
I hear that it would be too “hard” on the 1 Laying Hen so to get 2-3 to divide his “time.” Any other advice on starting a small chicken coop appreciated…websites, etc.
Best answer:
Answer by loin.tender
The best thing to do is to help everything along by manually “pleasuring” the rooster so that you can store his seed and later inseminate your laying hens. It can be difficult to find a rooster’s ding-dong but with practice you will almost certainly get it right every time. Make sure you don’t mistake his waddle for his junk as this can be time consuming and ultimately unproductive. I am a pig farmer and this happened to me when I was just a young farm hand but for “rooster waddle” substitute “curly tail”.
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