Thank you all for the kind welcome and the information, it's truly helpful!
So regular growing conditions affect rosette size more than the removal of all chicks? Removing chicks merely makes more room, but doesn't actually affect the growth drive of the hen? That makes sense, I just wasn't sure. I read somewhere that the removal of all chicks forces the hen to put more energy into growth instead of reproduction, but I have read so many contradictory things that's it's hard to know what is actually true.
Thanks again,
J.C.
