Cockerels or Pullets?

[CrazyChickains]

Not speaking for OP, but I will say I grew up with chickens my entire life 30+ years, and it wasn’t until after I bought my first five for my own backyard that I learned about autosexing/sex links. Let’s just say mind blown

My husband grew up on a farm with “all”the animals, lol. He didn’t even really know about autosexing/sex links. I’m sure it is a fantastic thing, and in the future we will probably use that method. This was the route we chose that we felt was a great learning experience. I wouldn’t change a thing. Just thought we could gather some insight here from other chicken experts.

 

[Folly's place]

We can have roosters here, and enjoy them in our flock, completing the social order out there. But, raising chicks as we do, there are always extra cockerels, so some have to move on every year too.
And you have been 'blessed' with too many this time!
Mary

 

[Holdthechicken]

Wow, really. 8 years ago when I got my first flock and knew I didn't want roosters, I did my research and got 4 sexlinks. All of the retail farm stores have them.18 chickens later, still no roosters. I thought everyone could do the same.

Yea I definitely could have done that with my first 5, fortunately they just happened to all be pullets.. but I just thought getting some males was part of the deal. My whole life we just kept chickens due to the type of property both my parents had/have. It wasn’t until after I got my own little ones that I figured I should do more research beyond what I knew from growing up around it (farming/ranching) and that’s how I found this site. I’ve learned so much about chickens!

 

[Holdthechicken]

My husband grew up on a farm with “all”the animals, lol. He didn’t even really know about autosexing/sex links. I’m sure it is a fantastic thing, and in the future we will probably use that method. This was the route we chose that we felt was a great learning experience. I wouldn’t change a thing. Just thought we could gather some insight here from other chicken experts.

Yes my husband and I always say my parents taught me a little bit about a lot of things, and a lot about just a few things. Chickens was not one of those things! But I’ve been learning as well! We plan to hatch some in the spring, ideally under a broody for my kids to observe the entire life cycle, I still have one that’s a little young to be trusted around an incubator (2.5 yrs)! Looks like you guys had a successful hatch! Good luck sifting!

 

[BrennerHomestead]

You've got mostly cockerels. The first and eighth bird are pullets, and then there are two more which could develop wither way

I Agree.

 

[CrazyChickains]

Sorry I took so long to answer, but we ended up with 3 pullets and 8 cockerels. We gave the cockerels away and now just have our three girls.

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