cockerels

Hi there! Somehow, we got 6 hatched cockerels and 4 pullet hens.....trying to give away these sweet little guys locally. Has anybody had any luck trying to re-home cockerel chicks?

Okay, I know there aren't many Aussies on BYC, so this could be a massive fail. But, everyone who's Aussie and owns chickens, come chat HERE!

IMG_0422 by Carolrich posted Jul 8, 2018 at 8:35 AM I talked about Stanley here on BYC when I first got him. He was 11 weeks old and shortly after we got him, he developed an eye infection. Long story short, per our vet, he was treated with antibiotics (two 10 day rounds) but lost his left eye...

I am new to chickens. I have ten 18 week old birds that I have raised from chicks. Two have turned out to be Cockrells that, of course, are becoming cocky. The problem is, my smallest bird, a tiny Polish, seems to get the brunt of their frat boy behavior. A few weeks ago she started sleeping in...

After letting one of our broody hens set, I am anticipating we will have several cockerels out of the 8 that were hatched. Has anyone had success keeping a bachelor flock (separated from the hens)? Will they "get along" as they mature, or is aggression and fighting an inherent behavior amongst...

Two Svart Hona-Bantam cross cockerels and a black bantam cockerel for Free Rehoming. The last photo shows the two Svart Hona-Bantam roosters next to an young Isabel Orpington cockerel and is for SCALE PURPOSES ONLY. They are funny to listen to when they crow, especially the smallest one. I just...

I picked up these 4 Barred Rock “pullets “. They are about 4 weeks old. I originally thought I had bad luck and got 3 roos, but posting somewhere else, many have said only 1 that actually looks like a BR. Do I have 3 cockerels and 1 pullet of Barred Rock, or do I have 1 BR pullet and 3 of a...

:frow Hello fellow people, I have 5 gold laced wyandotte chicks about 3-4 weeks old. I am looking fot some tips to tell their gender, so as usual, i come here lol. Thx for your help. Oh and also i was wondering if anyone has barnevelders aswell and has some advice, they are the same age as the...

Alright folks, we need help. The situation: We have 13 birds, mixed flock. One of them is a year+ old laying silkie hen. We have two 3.5 month old Wyandotte cockerels. The two cockerels hatched and grew up together with 4 pullets and have no problem with each other. They have gotten, in the past...

These guys grew up together. They have together survived 2 fox attacks. They have been fighting each other for a while. They are half soaked and covered in mud, which makes me think they fell into the dam? They have this mad look in their eyes, and they had blood all over them. They were both...

I have two Splash Barnevelder roosters up for sale. Hatched from my pair of barnies (Greenfire line hen and show stock rooster) Their half sister from my greenfire hen has great double lacing, my new rooster should give much better genes to add on to that. These guys already show good lacing on...

TLSS: why are my older cocks letting the youngest mate in front of them like it’s no big deal? So I am very new to having male birds and have managed to get myself all wrapped up in these 3 very cute little Japanese bantams. 2 are 5 months old and have been raised together as day old chicks...

Hi, everyone - I have learned a lot from "eavesdropping" on many of your forums. I currently have 6 layers (1.5 years old, laying very well, no roosters among these 6) and 8 barnyard mix (16 weeks old, that I am not sure what to think about yet). One of the older girls hatched out the younger...

Lavender split to Black Copper is also acceptable. I will not be looking to buy them until March of 2018, but I am interested in getting on a waiting list or researching anyone who is breeding them. Must come from an NPIP farm. Prefer Merrick's vaccinated but not necessary. Eggs MUST be a 4 or...

Here are our 7 babies. Can anyone tell me boy vs girl and how you are telling that? I am lost as to who is what... lol. There are multiple pics of same ones. Any help or pointers are very welcome!! Thanks in advance!!

Someone brought me a number of OEGB mix cockerels. He gave me money for taking them, but I dont have the room to keep them all, nor do I have much use for mix breed roosters at this time. Ive got seven of them, all around 3 months old. Some have straight combs, some have pea (maybe rose) combs...

Hi, my name is Luna and my family and I have a farm down in London, AR. I just love chickens and have been wanting to start a flock for us all to share. We are a big family and have raised chickens before but it was a very long time ago. I have never done it myself since I was so young when we...

I have 2, 13 week old cockerels, and they reek to high heaven. They're not sick, and they don't do stuff my pullets don't do. I thought maybe all chickens smelled bad so I grabbed a couple of the girls and took a good whiff, but they don't have any sort of unpleasant odor. I can't even get near...

Hi everyone, I have 4 chicks that were vent sexed as pullets and are 4 weeks old. I'm pretty confident that the buff Orpington and silver laced Wyandotte appear to be pullets, but I'm unsure about the 2 Easter eggers.... Behavior wise they are very fearful, flighty and spastic. The last time we...

I once read somewhere that as a male chick goes through "puberty" he can be mean to the hens, and that you should separate him from them during that period and bring him back after he's fully matured. Our easter egger chicks are 4 months old, 7 girls and a boy. I've noticed him being a bit rude...