cockerels

  1. P

    Male to female ratio

    I would really like to hatch some chicks but I’m not sure what to do with the males hatched. What do you do with unwanted cockerels?
  2. ValerieJ

    Integrating 2 cockerels & 2 pullets to 8 hens.

    I have 2 cockerels and 2 pullets that are now 4 months old. That's when I normally integrate into my flock, but I'm normally integrating pullets only, or just one cockerel with a couple pullets. They have been living in an adjacent coop and run since they were about 6 or 7 weeks old, so they...
  3. ValerieJ

    1 cockerel 3 pullets?

    At 6 weeks I see 1 cockerel and 3 pullets. What do you see? (ETA: 2 more photos.)
  4. amymae1100

    TSC Bantams

    Any guesses on my two Silkies, Barred Rock and I assume a Cochin or Brahma bantys? The white silkie doesn't have a comb showing yet but has some hair-do going on. The black or blue? (not sure the difference) one has more of a comb showing from what I can tell. I know Silkies are hard to sex and...
  5. WallyBirdie

    Play time!

    My 4 month old chickens are being let out of the run under supervision. I opened the gate, picked a spot in the yard to sit, and watched! So much fun to watch them all explore and play! One of my lady spitzhaubens had a blast- I had a water bottle, and she came over and took the cap right out...
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  6. KikiDeAnime

    Our flock and what to do

    I've begun to notice that our hens and pullets have been attacking our 2 cockerels. They've been getting feathers ripped out. Little man doesn't even bother them and just follows his "mother" around for the most part while his flock brother Spotted Elk stays away from everyone completely. What...
  7. Beccazon

    No rooster makes for hen behavior changes!

    Well, I had to dispose of my beautiful boy, Pride. True to typical production bird males, he became less pleasant. :( He began to stalk me after the day he jumped at my hand from behind. Then started rushing at me and jumping at me until it was no longer safe to go out in the yard without...
  8. WallyBirdie

    First hatch. Babies with combs?

    My turkens have never hatched any of their own eggs. When acquiring new chickens, I've always had to purchase them. My girl was being moody and broody, so I let her sit on her eggs. (I don't usually leave the eggs with her. Last time we tried to let her, the eggs actually started to rot...) I...
  9. Beccazon

    3 Roos...

    So now that at 3 months and a bit I have 3 cockerels for sure in my chicken flock of 10, how do I manage this?? I know all the options good or bad. Eat 'em, keep 'em, keep one, keep two... I would like to know everyone else's opinions and experiences keeping theirs, keeping multiples etc. I...
  10. Jamiebertone

    Cockerels Available- English Orpington, Old English Game Bantam, and Silkie

    I have several cockerels available. $5 each. Covington Georgia. Willing to travel up to an hour for $10 per bird. Blue Splash English Orpington- 3 months Black Silkie - 3 months Lemon Blue Old English Game Bantam - month and a half Lemon Blue Spangled Old English Game Bantam - month and a half
  11. Rooster_Tyranny

    To cull or not to cull?

    Let me preference this by saying that I'm not allowed to keep roosters because of city ordinances, so keeping him for myself is not an option. Background information: Back in January or February I got 4 more chicks that I added to my existing flock of 5 hens - 1 Brahma pullet, 2 Orloffs that I...
  12. Thatothercrazychickenlady

    Just that unlucky!

    So I hatched 20 chicks on Easter. A bunch of different breeds and crosses. So far I’m convinced I have at least... 3 pullets maybe 4 but everyone else is growing big wattles and combs already at 4 weeks old. :barnie That’s over 75% cockerels. I knew my luck was bad so I filled my incubator as...
  13. A

    Sapphire gem pullet or cockerel?!

    I have two a little over two month old sapphire gems. They are supposed to be pullets but I'm a first time chicken owner so was looking if someone could confirm that. One has the really dark head and the other has a lighter head. They seem to be developing quicker then my speckled Sussex even...
  14. Shellebelle920

    Bantam and Standard rooster coop?

    I hatched white legbar, Black Copper Marans and silkie cockerels. I am planning on keeping 3 silkies, one BCM and the white legbar in a separate coop/run from the girls. They were hatched together and brooded together for a couple of weeks. However, they are now in separate brooders (silkies in...
  15. R

    What breed is this ?

    I saw a large fowl cockerel that was striped horizontally and was red/orange in colour. Just wondering if anyone knew what kind it was ? This isn’t the image of the actual cockerel it was this kind of pattern but really vibrant orange or red in colour all over the body and it was pretty large in...
  16. analyticalblonde

    Mail-Order Chicks on Their Way but I am confused???

    Hi All! Well, I finally took to leap after reading up on just about all I can maintain in my head and ordered 18 chicks (all sexed females) of different breeds. Blue/Black/Splash Ameraucanas (3), Lavender Orpington (3), Barred Plymouth Rock (3), Buff Orpington (3), Silver Laced Wyandotte (3)...
  17. stephkerrsk

    Buff/Light Sussex Cockerel - cross breeding question!!

    Hello, So I'm looking for some advice; Early last year I hatched the below cockerel ( Buff Father over light Sussex Mother), not realising that he wasn't pure! Well now I have him, I'm curious to experiment. Can anyone tell me please what the offspring of the following would look like: This...
  18. Cadence A Waller

    Roosters

    I have 1 rooster, 3 cockerels, and 16 hens. I was wondering if there was a way to keep all the rooster and cockerels. I know I don’t want to keep all of them with my hens. Is there some other way to keep them? The cockerels are currently to young to bother my rooster but I know that they will...
  19. HenHouse4Life

    LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS!!!

    I adore my boys. They're good to my hens, they're respectful of my space. So. ... let's see your boys doing what they do best, crowing!! This is my 4 month old black copper marans, Giovanni, who just found his voice 2 days ago!
  20. Sagey_7878

    *AUSTRALIA* Selling double silver laced barnevelder cockerels!

    Hello, I live in Australia and I am wanting to rehome my two double silver laced barnevelder and possibly Plymouth Rock cockerels. If interested please reply!
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