[FLsurvivalist]

When referring to chickens.....What does "straightrun" mean? What does "cockrels" mean? Thanks!

 

[curdog]

Strait Run Means amixed bunch a lot of roosters or hens And a Cockerial is a Rooster.

 

[jbowen9]

straight run = how every they are hatched hens or roosters
cockrels = rooster or males
stags = young rooster or young cockrel
pullets = young hens or young females

 

[oldandcrotchety]

Strait Run Means amixed bunch a lot of roosters or hens And a Cockerial is a Rooster.

Heh heh, yeah, if you're lucky they are mixed. One time my wife bought a "straight run" of Barred Rocks and we ended up with something like 20 roosters and a hen. Every since then we specify 95% pullets. It costs slightly more, but not much. And who wants a yard full of roosters?