First time posting so hopefully in the right place!
Hi everyone, I just have a few questions about my rooster for people who have some rooster experience.
Currently, I have 1 silkie rooster(10 months) and 2 hens, one barred rock hen(5 1/2) and a 3/4 bantam polish 1/4 cream legbar hen(9 months)...
Alright y'all.... I am a new chicken owner. We are at about 8 months into our first flock of 6. We have 2 unintentional Cockerels from Tractor Supply, Lord Kluck and Cluck Norris. The boys are in a separate pen because we don't have enough girls to prevent over breeding.
I want to preface this...
Hi Braintrust,
I am new to chicken raising. Here is my flock of four. As you can see "One" and "Four" are Barred Plymouth Rocks. "Two" and "Three" are Australorpes. All are about 14 weeks old now.
May not be the best shot, but wanted to see what do you think those are? especially with the...
Age is a guess. Adopted this one. Possibly 11 was old. I have been sus of a roo since we brought the baby home lol. But I've never had this breed, or whatever it is mixed with, only Wyandottes. Legs are long and the feet are massive. The feathers seem a bit pointy in places, compared to my...
So I have a super aggressive cockrel his around 10-12 weeks. He bloodied one of my pullets pretty bad to where I had to separate her to keep her safe. He's a blue red Wyandotte. She's a super laid back buff orpington. But he was getting aggressive with all the pullets. My other Wyandotte cockrel...
Does anyone know whether this is a mix or a pure breed of legbar/leghorn/cream crested legbar? On the Internet I can't find exactly similar roosters from these breeds, is it a mix?
These two are stumping me. I've read conflicting sexing info regarding hackle feather shape, wattles and combs and I'm questioning if they are both roos because of this or just one of them or neither. One has rounder hackle feathers and a flat comb area with a wattle and they are very pink...
I ordered some pullets a few weeks back and am worried one may be a cockerel and I can’t have another one!
I ordered a few different breeds so she’s my only (and first) SS and she’s starting to look a little suspicious lol
I’ve never had issues ordering from them in the past they’ve always been...
IDK where to post this, and this is the closest topic I can find, so here we go!
I just hatched some chicks, I want to attempt to try and sex them and see what % of them I guessed correctly. I’ve done feather sexing, sexlink sexing (for fun) vibe sexing, and Apperance sexing. Any more...
Hello! I bought bird as a pullet - I didn’t get to pick out which one as the seller had these two already set aside. Once I got home I started wondering if this was actually a rooster?
Thoughts? Hatched in March! Trying to decide if I send off for DNA testing since i can’t have roosters at my...
Hi all, can someone tell me what breed this pullet is and confirm that she is in fact a girl?
I got her from TSC and her comb and waddles have developed a lot quicker than everyone else’s and they’re so big and very red. Was hoping that means she was going to lay soon but notice today what...
Hi everyone,
I’ve searched for the answer high and low but can’t seem to find what I’m looking for.
On average, how long does it take for a flock of hens to accept a rooster? I know for chickens meeting chickens it can take 2 or so weeks. But is introducing a male any different? I’m assuming...
I was shocked to see our silkie rooster we have had for only a year was dead in the grass today. He was healthy and lively only yesterday and seemed totally fine! No blood or signs of a fight or anything. Any ideas?
Not sure on this, but I might have a breeding pair here. They’re about 7 weeks, and they’re identical otherwise, but one has a slightly bigger pea comb, and has more comb coloration than the other. Idk how reliable the come coloration/size is as a predictor…
Tsc was selling chicks labeled Sapphire Gem Pullets but I think this one looks more like a Barred Rock and now I'm not sure it's not a cockerel. First pic is at five weeks