Recent content by Kassie381

My accidental roosters are not trying to mate the hens yet (they typically run away if an older hen looks at them very long), but when they do start I am afraid my hens will be over sexed (1:4 rooster to hen ratio). Will the baby chicks I am raising now be old enough, soon enough, to take some...

As much as I hate to hear it, thanks for the responses. We had a bad ratio when our broody hatched her clutch, so I have 20 hens and now five roos! We are looking at adding 12-18 chicks over the next month. Any chance they will grow up quick enough that I won't have to cull so many of my guys?

These photos look much closer on my device!

It seems like EEs are hard to tell sex! Any input on this five month old? I thought hen, because a roo that hatched the same time as I got her had already developed a huge comb and tail feathers, but now she seems to be growing a lustrous tail. [/IMG]