Hi Victoria. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to keep multiple breeds of
chickens, pure. When I did some research on what I concidered the best breeds to have, for my area, I came up with 5 different types. Lost my list right now, but I do remember 3 of them where the Sussex, Faverolle and the Delaware. So my question, What would you suggest I do, if I want to raise them to brood true to breed? These would be free range, by the way. Would raising say a group of 25 sussex ( 2 roos 23 hens) and a group of delaware chicks, apart in seperate boxes. Then, as they grew older and were able to forage, give each group their own little moble shelter/nest box wagon, work? Then the next year try the same with 2 new breeds. Would being raise apart as well as the yrs difference in age keep them somewhat self contained, pure? I know the ideal number of roos to hens is something like 1 to 12, so I would hope the males are satisfied with the hens they'd be raised with. I know I could always use short term breeding pens. Just wondered if my idea might work as well?
I have 26 acres so each group would be seperated from the others by a good distance. Also this is hypothetical, at this moment, as we are still in the building / planning stage of our homestead. I only have 1
LGD at this time and she guards our goats. Just hoping once we are established to maybe do my part to preserve some of the heritage breeds
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