This makes sense to me.
I have one Roo who is a super dog fighter and hen defender, but unfortunately also a human fighter. Not willing to cede the property to him, he will be butchered in 12 weeks or so. That's when I'll be able to tell which of my straight-run chicks are also roosters.
Is she still alive?
I lost a pea-comb rooster yesterday (heat index 110). He had shade, water, breeze, food. He was ok at 1:30p when I checked on everyone and refreshed waters. Dead at 8:30pm when I got home :(
They say chickens are the gateway drug, and so far I find no evidence to the contrary. I'd like to get goats and sheep, but I'll need more space to make that work.
Did you end up getting them? How are they adjusting?
A friend had 8 kids born in January. This is one of the Nigerian dwarfs ("Pebbles"). Her mom wasn't real interested so she's a bottle baby. She's the cutest little squish!
Reminder about chicken math: don't listen to the 'haters.' If chickens float your boat, get a boat-load of them. The key to your happiness is in your own pocket...