hens

[mark croker]

How do you sort out your hens, i had 24 hens and managed to get them down to 18 but still need to get rid of 5, all good hens and well bred, i dont race hens so no way to judge the very best out of them,      would be interesting to see how everyone else pulls there hair out with this one  ;D

[No 1]

Have brothers in the race team performed well, keep the hens that are related to the best cocks, its a start, did any show any stress when breeding, the odd wild one, check the tail and flights for frets, kill an extra one, then go back in the cocks section & find one to dispose of in there, you will have a stronger loft in the long run !!!!

[pjc]

above advice is good but after that if you still have spares, go through them/handle them in the dark and whatever doesn't match the constitution, build etc you are looking for then part with them.

By doing it in the dark you judge them equaly and you can't see if one is a favourite etc.

[No 1]

Don't cheat by turning the light on, make sure the birds are not over weight when handling in the dark !!!!!!!!

 

Another one, starve them for 3-4 days, any showing any stress & lack of constitution go in the bin, very hard to do.

 

Why don't you just race the bloody things. Lol

[Guest j.bamling]

i let the basket sort mine out

& if you dont race hens theres nothing to worry about you dont need to cull them leave a few extra for some tricks you can play later on !!!

[marmite]

all hens have to race here  over the chanell  yearlin hens i give 1 chanel race the longest 1 in the calender that sorts them

[mark croker]

thanks lads, all good advise, i had i my mind to race the spare hens in the young bird loft, the thing is they are all good hens, if i race my widow hens i can use the selabate hens if i lose any, thanks again  

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

great advice nick i love it lol

[little sam]

Race them to the youngbird loft, Might help motivate the youngens aswel