If they do this does it mean roo?

[KatAnn]

#5 buff

 

[KatAnn]

#6 buff

 

[KatAnn]

#7 buff

 

[homeschoolin momma]

It looks like your buffs are all pullets. Your dom is a cockerel.

 

[KatAnn]

It looks like your buffs are all pullets. Your dom is a cockerel.

Thank you

 

[Aunt Angus]

X2 @homeschoolin momma

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Yup, your Dominique is a cockerel. Notice how he has more white than black in his barred feathers making him appear lighter in color. That is an indicator that he is male; males have more white than black and females the other way around.

 

[KatAnn]

Thank you.

 

[KatAnn]

Yup, your Dominique is a cockerel. Notice how he has more white than black in his barred feathers making him appear lighter in color. That is an indicator that he is male; males have more white than black and females the other way around.

Do you happen to know there temperament? He's really good so far. Just want to be on the safe side he is my daughter's favorite she is only 3. But she listen to my instruction on how to behave around them

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Do you happen to know there temperament? He's really good so far. Just want to be on the safe side he is my daughter's favorite she is only 3. But she listen to my instruction on how to behave around them

I have a Dominique. He's about a year old, one time he got a little feisty and pecked my 8 year old sister. That was about two months ago and there haven't been any incidents since. I was considering culling him but decided to keep him for now since he hadn't shown other aggression.

With a 3 year old it's risky. She's very small and easy to injure, definitely keep her supervised if you do have her around him. It's also hard to teach her how to behave confident around the chickens. Due to her size he may interpret her as a threat to his flock, or as a subordinate. I'm not sure what I would do with a 3 year old, so I'll leave it at that.

I definitely recommend giving this article a read though! It's how I raised my roosters and will continue to raise them, and so far they're turning out pretty good.