LADY Pumpkin?!

[EggWalrus]

Any chance you can get a better close up of these feathers? These are what I’m talking about

Those are male saddle feathers. It's a Bouncing Baby Boy!

 

[WallyBirdie]

Those are male saddle feathers. It's a Bouncing Baby Boy!

Thank you and everyone else! At least he's a well behaved little boy! Can't complain when my boys are getting along!

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Thank you and everyone else! At least he's a well behaved little boy! Can't complain when my boys are getting along!

I have two cockerels that are getting along, one developed before the other, they have had their arguments here and there but I’m cautious about how many pullets/hens I have as their testosterone levels increase. I’m pretty sure it’s roughly 9 hens per rooster, that’s what I’ve seen people saying but don’t quote me on it

 

[WallyBirdie]

I have two cockerels that are getting along, one developed before the other, they have had their arguments here and there but I’m cautious about how many pullets/hens I have as their testosterone levels increase. I’m pretty sure it’s roughly 9 hens per rooster, that’s what I’ve seen people saying but don’t quote me on it

Chicken math has helped me amass 50 chickens... And are 6 roos/cockerels, taking into account that Pumpkin is a late-blooming boy and three are still babies.
One adult large roo (as old as my oldest hens) Two (previously thought to be one) cockerel under 5 months old. The last three came as a surprise hatch and are barely a month old.

In the future, I might re-home some of the little ones if it proves problematic.

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Chicken math has helped me amass 50 chickens... And are 6 roos/cockerels, taking into account that Pumpkin is a late-blooming boy and three are still babies.
One adult large roo (as old as my oldest hens) Two (previously thought to be one) cockerel under 5 months old. The last three came as a surprise hatch and are barely a month old.

In the future, I might re-home some of the little ones if it proves problematic.

My goodness do I WISH I had the room for 50 chickens I don’t know how you do it, my 13 have been a handful.. Between starting with 7 chicks and getting 3 cockerels out of the group, it’s been hectic to say the least......chicken.....math.....-1 cockerel.....+7 chickens.....one of which turned out to be a cockerel...I’m still trying to rack my girl number back up.. so far everyone is in this respective groups and areas. The 2 out of my 3 current cockerels are like your Pumpkin and Adam funny that their names are Peter and Artie

 

[WallyBirdie]

My goodness do I WISH I had the room for 50 chickens I don’t know how you do it, my 13 have been a handful.. Between starting with 7 chicks and getting 3 cockerels out of the group, it’s been hectic to say the least......chicken.....math.....-1 cockerel.....+7 chickens.....one of which turned out to be a cockerel...I’m still trying to rack my girl number back up.. so far everyone is in this respective groups and areas. The 2 out of my 3 current cockerels are like your Pumpkin and Adam funny that their names are Peter and Artie

Consider yourself lucky to have those 13! More manageable (number and cost).
Not long ago (the beginning of this year), I had 11 chickens. My older girls have practically stopped laying and my Guinea fowl numbers had dwindled down to two, so I thought I'd repopulated.
I initially got 8 more chickens- manageable.
My significant other then went out to run errands and came back with... 18 babies!
I nearly panicked. I wasn't used to the large number. Then, sadly, they all died within a couple days due to some kind of sickness they had. I was heartbroken since I'd gotten my first silkie in that group.
The hatchery offered to replace them with healthy babies.
Then the Spitzhauben... for free ranging. I ordered and paid for 6 but they sent me 7.
Then I found the Polish peeps!
Then... my turkens (for the first time) hatched a few eggs! My girl had never been broody before, so I never thought it would happen!


Hard to keep track of the losses and gains, but I finally took count and arrive at 50! I thought I had 30!

Pumpkin and Adam.
Peter and Artie. That's funny!
What breeds do you have? If you'd care to share any stories, I'd like to read.

 

[chrissynemetz]

It looks to me like it has male specific saddle feathers starting to come in, that's what made me say cockerel.