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Very exciting. And on the day the third coop arrived lol. So we have 1 coop with 4 hens and a rooster (from whence the egg came, so washed and into the fridge it goes), 1 coop that is only hens; 3 adults and ten 3 month old chicks (no eggs yet), and the 3rd coop will be for roosters only. Had to get rid of 5 roosters recently and don’t want to have to do that ever again. As long as they are far apart from the girls, should be good. Will cycle through them with the girls, finding just the right combo. Process the others when the time comes. Plan is to start hatching our own chicks. They are Pita Pintas.

Very exciting. And on the day the third coop arrived lol. So we have 1 coop with 4 hens and a rooster (from whence the egg came, so washed and into the fridge it goes), 1 coop that is only hens; 3 adults and ten 3 month old chicks (no eggs yet), and the 3rd coop will be for roosters only. Had to get rid of 5 roosters recently and don’t want to have to do that ever again. As long as they are far apart from the girls, should be good. Will cycle through them with the girls, finding just the right combo. Process the others when the time comes. Plan is to start hatching our own chicks. They are Pita Pintas.

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[–] • 4 pts

My experience with chickens is if you put a bunch of roosters together like they they will fight constantly. Also, I've been raising chickens for about 15 years now and I learned that the eggs last a lot longer if you don't wash them. They come with their own protective coating on them. Just wipe them off and put them in your container on the counter. They last months that way. I wash the nasty ones before cracking them open.

[–] • 1 pt

You aren’t the first person to tell me that it’s no good to put a bunch of roosters together. I’ve read conflicting opinions about this subject, but appreciate your experience and input. Thank you. It’s my first chicken experience here. I understand about not washing and refrigerating the eggs, but with the potential that this first egg is fertilized, it cannot remain on the counter. Strictly hens with no access to a rooster eggs will not be washed (until Use), and will be stored on the counter.

[–] • 4 pts

Sure it can be left on the counter no problem. Hens usually lay an egg or so a day, when they get a bunch together (a Clutch) they then go to roost on them. They pull out their belly feathers to get that good skin contact and they run a fever. The heat is what makes the fertilized egg start incubating. 21 days later, right on the money, you get a bunch of new chicks.

The fertilized egg will not start growing on the counter without the hen sitting on it unless your house is kept over a hundred degrees.

[–] • 1 pt

Thank you for that good bit of insight! As the house is never near 100 degrees at any time of the year, I’ll give the fertilized eggs a chance on the counter!

[–] • 2 pts

Eggcelent!

[–] • 2 pts

Congrats!

@Boone can give you some good advices.