Got two chickens I think one is a rooster.

[Chickenjennyhu]

I recently received a coop from a friend that was big enough for four.

I decided to only get two hens and I went to a professional store and bought two "polish chickens". They turns out not so polish. One is a mottled houdan and one is a crevoceour.


They are ridiculously cute, but I did buy them to lay an egg or two a week, and it looks like my Houdan is probably a gentleman rooster. They are about 8-9 weeks, only go in the coop during the day if it isn't too cold. They are stuck in a smaller run in the house until the weather gets better.


If he is rooster, and I think he is, should I try to get one more chick? I really wanted to have eggs.

 

[Chickenjennyhu]

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

If he's a cockerel, you can let him breed your pullets when they are several months past the beginning of lay and their eggs are a good size and either incubate them or hope for a girl to go broody and let her hatch a clutch for you.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

 

[User690263]

Welcome to BYC! Feel free to make yourself right at home

 

[Chickenjennyhu]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

If he's a cockerel, you can let him breed your pullets when they are several months past the beginning of lay and their eggs are a good size and either incubate them or hope for a girl to go broody and let her hatch a clutch for you.

It's possible the crevoceour is a pullet. Would they be able to mate? If they have too many babies, what do you do with the overflow chicklets? Sell them? (Or build a bigger coop....)

 

[DobieLover]

It's possible the crevoceour is a pullet. Would they be able to mate? If they have too many babies, what do you do with the overflow chicklets? Sell them? (Or build a bigger coop....)

Different breeds can mate. The offspring are obviously mixed breeds. As long as you don't mind that, you can hatch their eggs or hope for a broody to do the job for you.
I keep pullets as replacements for my older hens that are slowing dying off. I offer cockerels for $5 each and when I find someone that wants them for a flock leader, I give them away.

 

[Chickenjennyhu]

Different breeds can mate. The offspring are obviously mixed breeds. As long as you don't mind that, you can hatch their eggs or hope for a broody to do the job for you.
I keep pullets as replacements for my older hens that are slowing dying off. I offer cockerels for $5 each and when I find someone that wants them for a flock leader, I give them away.

Thank you so much for that info! I imagine their babies would be insanely cute. A lot to look forward to with my first chickens!

 

[nuthatched]

They won't hatch any chicks if you don't let them sit on eggs, so an overflowing won't be an issue.

 

[CurlyChickenGirly]

Welcome! Your chickens are lovely!