Posts by The reluctant chicken

I can't answer your question about the meat characteristics of your rooster as I too use my chickens for egg production. I pick my rooster for their personality and how well they treat and care for the hens. I want to be able to walk...

Oh wow....we also have occasional white squiggly lines and have owls. I never connected them. Thank you! I could never figure out what those lines were!

Beautiful coloring on him. He looks like he has some saddle feathers but I can't see the comb that clearly. What a gorgeous bird!

Quote:Originally Posted by Wishing4Wings I vote roo.  Three distinct rows of peas, even though not pink .... yet. I vote roo also. I had 9 babies..everyone of them Roos. They all looked like that.

Quote:Originally Posted by Ilovemyduckies Hmmm, my rooster is almost 4 months old (got him about a  1 1/2 weeks ago) and I haven't heard one crow from him. Maybe he is just a quiet roo (hopefully). I have 5 others who haven't...

I had 2 that crowed at 2 wks old and continued to crow every morning. They are now 12 wks old and we now have a third one crowing. The 2 initial ones were silkie/Cochin mix. My third one is a barnvelder. It's so funny watching them crow...

Hi....there's quite a few of us...Welcome to BYC! Feel free to browse and ask questions. Are you new to chickens?

Congrats on the chicks....they are so cute!

Is it always just the comb or does the feathering play a part in it also? I have three all born 4 wks ago...3 just about fully feathered and one which has the same feathering as above. The all have the same personalities and are very...

Welcome! I'm not too far from you.. right up rte 6 in Thomaston. Good luck with your coop project. Do you know what type of chickens you're going to get yet?