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- Mar 9, 2015
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So far it looks like 4, maybe 5 of 6 bantams are cockerels. Only one, a little black one with white lacing (Penciling?) is definitely a pullet...she looks like one, with a very small comb, and she's been the "sexy girl of the day"...poor thing. The Polish Crested bantam we named Gandalf, and he's definitely a male. The solid white bantam and the gold laced cochin are also crowing, so those are boys too.
The only ones that have not crowed (or been OBVIOUSLY after the girls) are two of the black and white mottled Cochin bantams. I've tried to show those two, especially. But as I recall, the black and white very mottled one, with a prominent comb and wattles, was very slow to feather out. (S)he has not crowed, and always "talks" to me in a funny, crooning murmur, unlike any other. Just curious as to whether all but that little black one with the little comb, are all cockerels. That means 5 of 6 were boys. I am beginning to think TSC is getting way more cockerels than "straight run" ought to be.
The four Golden Comets at the beginning are obviously pullets, and are close to laying age. They were supposed to have been hatched towards the beginning of March, the rest were from the first week of March through April.
Of the four big fat Buff Orpingtons, two are definitely roosters, but now I am wondering if all four are boys. So much for being sold as "pullets".
There are five Black Australorps, four pullets and one obvious rooster.
I believe the two Barred Rocks are pullets.
There are three brownish ones, I believe are pullets, from Meyer Hatchery. Don't know what they are, perhaps EE's? One has a funny beard and kind of ear muffs and a thick feathered neck, maybe some Americauna blood somewhere?
It's hot in there, but they have a fan running constantly blowing over a big tub of water (they like standing up on this roost which is in front of it) as well as smaller tubs of water outside in the pen they can flutter in, and two drinking containers.
What do you think, do I have a coop overflowing with roos? None are aggressive towards people, but there are some squabbles amongst them from time to time. The big Buffs like to grab the bantams by their combs and fling them around, other than that they don't put up with much from the big ones.
The only ones that have not crowed (or been OBVIOUSLY after the girls) are two of the black and white mottled Cochin bantams. I've tried to show those two, especially. But as I recall, the black and white very mottled one, with a prominent comb and wattles, was very slow to feather out. (S)he has not crowed, and always "talks" to me in a funny, crooning murmur, unlike any other. Just curious as to whether all but that little black one with the little comb, are all cockerels. That means 5 of 6 were boys. I am beginning to think TSC is getting way more cockerels than "straight run" ought to be.
The four Golden Comets at the beginning are obviously pullets, and are close to laying age. They were supposed to have been hatched towards the beginning of March, the rest were from the first week of March through April.
Of the four big fat Buff Orpingtons, two are definitely roosters, but now I am wondering if all four are boys. So much for being sold as "pullets".
There are five Black Australorps, four pullets and one obvious rooster.
I believe the two Barred Rocks are pullets.
There are three brownish ones, I believe are pullets, from Meyer Hatchery. Don't know what they are, perhaps EE's? One has a funny beard and kind of ear muffs and a thick feathered neck, maybe some Americauna blood somewhere?
It's hot in there, but they have a fan running constantly blowing over a big tub of water (they like standing up on this roost which is in front of it) as well as smaller tubs of water outside in the pen they can flutter in, and two drinking containers.
What do you think, do I have a coop overflowing with roos? None are aggressive towards people, but there are some squabbles amongst them from time to time. The big Buffs like to grab the bantams by their combs and fling them around, other than that they don't put up with much from the big ones.
