@mymilliefleur
Apparently 6-8 months. I did ask if they were sex links after seeing them in person (as I've had isa browns in the past) and was told they were all new hampshires, which is what they were advertised as. Other than the tail there's no behavioural signs, no fighting, crowing or...
Hey everybody, back again.
We ended up returning those roos. The breeder ended up being really great!
So now we have a couple New Hampshires. Which were both apparently laying when we got them and both looked like hens when we picked them up.
Denise has started laying again and we're still...
@XxMingirlxX
Thank you! Given that my tiny past experience is with sex links and cattle I've already learned so much.
@WinterChicks
I'm all for butchering them, my partner is not so keen. So we'll try to return or re home them first.
So given that we went 3/3 for cockerels when we were ensured that they were pullets by an "experienced" breeder. What should I do now? I've contacted the breeder and he's reluctant to have them back because he's sure they're pullets. But the Chickens say otherwise. They weren't cheap. Was this...
Hey Everyone! Great idea to condense into one thread!
A couple of weeks ago, we came into a few chickens. All was going well until we realised we may have a couple of roos on our hands.
These are driving me nuts. They are absolutely gorgeous and I almost don't want to believe they're roos...