Thanks, Mrs. K. I'm pretty sure it was my excellent photography skills because he does look unsymmetrical in that picture.
Update: Here are pics of the boy from yesterday; very little growth but happy running with the rest of the flock. I'm still thinking he's a he. Still not a cockerel I plan...
This may help - pics (again) of my slow-grower and a picture of my pullet, who is the same age.
Based on how the little one asserts himself and charges around the place, I'm thinking late blooming cockerel. Appreciate the input!
He has not tried to crow yet. I have 5 cockerels and only 1 has begun to crow however all the other cockerels are very clearly cocks based on their larger red/pink comb and wattles. When I try to pick him up he runs for the hills and then squeals like a pig once caught 😂 But all of my cocks...
Hi Everyone,
I am new to chicken-keeping (since Jan 2023) and LOVE it. I currently have an adult mixed flock of 1 roo/6 hens, and this is my first spring hatching/raising a mixed flock of chicks (30 total - 5 cockerels/25 pullets) and it's my goal to eventually integrate (most) into one large...