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I am thinking of getting a few hens for eggs. Do I need to get a cock too? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks. "
No, you don’t. You can get point of lay birds fairly cheap. But it’s good to have a good area for them to graze. They’ll peck it down pretty quickly. Depending on how many in your house hold and how often you use eggs, two or three birds should suffice. |
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"Someone I know had very happy hens. They introduced a cock and he was brutal to them.... "
That’s kinda what the males do. If a male is working properly in your hens they’ll be missing feathers, etc. if your hens all look pretty and theres a cock in there, he’s not doing his job 🐓 |
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By *vaRose43Woman 14 weeks ago
Forest of Dean |
My time has come!
No you don’t need a cock
You do need at least 3 hens as pairs will scrap, plus if one dies then you will have issues integrating another
They will be the most expensive eggs you’ll ever eat, but also the best. If you totally free range them, say goodbye to your lawn |
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By *ir tootMan 14 weeks ago
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"My time has come!
No you don’t need a cock
You do need at least 3 hens as pairs will scrap, plus if one dies then you will have issues integrating another
They will be the most expensive eggs you’ll ever eat, but also the best. If you totally free range them, say goodbye to your lawn "
This one hens. 
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By *vaRose43Woman 14 weeks ago
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"As far as I am aware the hens will need inseminating for them to produce eggs, that's usually how nature works."
Not at all. You only need a cock if you want chicks.
Depending on the breed of hen you’ll get anywhere between 90-340 eggs a year
They go off lay in winter unless you provide artificial lighting (personally I let my girls rest), and while moulting.
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"No and I'd advise against it. They can be very aggressive birds and the neighbours will definitely complain.
Our daughter still has a scar on her face where one of our cockerels attacked her. "
My cocks left a few scars on the faces of some peoples daughter's...😈
That's a joke btw before anyone says anything ...🤷🏻♂️ |
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We have chickens, we have had a cock in the past and he was as mild mannered. The worst bully we had a hen and she was vicious as anything.
I'd say it would depend how close your neighbours live as in the summer they start crowing 5 or earlier.
Would recommend hatching some though, chicks are the cute. But the quail we hatched this year though were beyond cute. |
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"No and I'd advise against it. They can be very aggressive birds and the neighbours will definitely complain.
Our daughter still has a scar on her face where one of our cockerels attacked her.
My cocks left a few scars on the faces of some peoples daughter's...😈
That's a joke btw before anyone says anything ...🤷🏻♂️"
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In our naivety we once advertised a black male chicken for sale as
'a big black cock, a beautuful bird'.
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By *ooBulMan 14 weeks ago
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Might be good for the hens protection wise from foxes & local cats if you dig me?
Good for the rooster so he ain't lonely...?
Definitely don't get a cockatoo - can they stand the climate here?
You don't want to end up being a flaming Galah either.... |
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I am thinking of getting a few hens for eggs. Do I need to get a cock too? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks. You need a cock for breeding ."
If I had a pound for every time this message popped up in my inbox |
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By *ir tootMan 14 weeks ago
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I am thinking of getting a few hens for eggs. Do I need to get a cock too? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks. You need a cock for breeding .
If I had a pound for every time this message popped up in my inbox "
I've been asked to breed a lovely lady last week, such a way with words. 
Breed me mmmmm daddy breed me. Swooon  |
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"No and I'd advise against it. They can be very aggressive birds and the neighbours will definitely complain.
Our daughter still has a scar on her face where one of our cockerels attacked her.
My cocks left a few scars on the faces of some peoples daughter's...😈
That's a joke btw before anyone says anything ...🤷🏻♂️
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In our naivety we once advertised a black male chicken for sale as
'a big black cock, a beautuful bird'.
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I am thinking of getting a few hens for eggs. Do I need to get a cock too? Any advice much appreciated. Thanks. You need a cock for breeding .
If I had a pound for every time this message popped up in my inbox
I've been asked to breed a lovely lady last week, such a way with words.
Breed me mmmmm daddy breed me. Swooon "
I got asked that by a TS ...I had so many questions ... |
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"Btw, it doesn’t work out cheaper to have hens, plus they go on strike sometimes & don’t lay, the nice thing about your own eggs, you know it’s cruelty free & they have a good diet"
Not if there is a cock in there it seems. |
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