Well, our 3 cockerels are 20 weeks old, 6.5 lbs and didn't find a home. One got a reprieve and gets to live with an 86 year old gent who lost his rooster. His two brothers are now cooling in the fridge for a couple days and then to decide on how to cook them. Can't keep too many cockerels so...
Well roos will fight each other for the top position but today it got bloody. Our Silkie Roo got tore up a bit by one of the Rhode Island Red Roos. Roger is our biggest RIR Roo and definitely the boss but Rupert our other RIR Roo is #2 and more aggressive. Silkie is #3 and our EE Roo is bottom...
We started our flocks this spring with our son starting his at the same time. We both wanted hens for the eggs, you know ... 3 or 4 at each house :pop
So we started the first weekend buying run with 6 easter eggers (ended up with 3 hens & 3 Roos) 2 for us 4 for son. Then 1 Rhode Island Red...
After some discussions we decided to start our flock and our son started his at the same time. Family had hobby farm as a kid and raise both meat and eggs chickens.
We got our first chicks hatched May 4th & 6th and shared them between the two small flocks.
Our has 1 Wild Easter Turkey, 3 Rhode...