My wifes son (my stepson) ordered a frypan special from cackle hatchery. The package was 100 roosters of heritage breeds and a couple of rare breeds mixed in.
http://www.cacklehatchery.com/cornishcrosspage.html#frypan
My stepson thought he was getting fast growing broilers. My wife and I went over to his house to see his chickens and maybe provide some feedback as to why they were growing so slow. He was a little disappointed to hear he bought slow growing heritage breeds instead of fast growing broilers.
My wife liked the colors of a certain brown rooster. So we traded store bought pack of chicken breast and some pork chops for the roosters.
I thought my wife and I were getting a brown leghorn. Not so sure what breed it is now.
The buff orpington rooster has started crowing and acting like a rooster.
The brown rooster is not crowing and not acting like a rooster. He is also acting wild. I can not get anywhere near the rooster during the daytime. If my wife or I get even 20 feet from the rooster he takes off running.
Both roosters are 5 months old in November.
There pictures were taken today. Any idea what breed he is or why he is developing much slower than the buff orpington?
http://www.cacklehatchery.com/cornishcrosspage.html#frypan
My stepson thought he was getting fast growing broilers. My wife and I went over to his house to see his chickens and maybe provide some feedback as to why they were growing so slow. He was a little disappointed to hear he bought slow growing heritage breeds instead of fast growing broilers.
My wife liked the colors of a certain brown rooster. So we traded store bought pack of chicken breast and some pork chops for the roosters.
I thought my wife and I were getting a brown leghorn. Not so sure what breed it is now.
The buff orpington rooster has started crowing and acting like a rooster.
The brown rooster is not crowing and not acting like a rooster. He is also acting wild. I can not get anywhere near the rooster during the daytime. If my wife or I get even 20 feet from the rooster he takes off running.
Both roosters are 5 months old in November.
There pictures were taken today. Any idea what breed he is or why he is developing much slower than the buff orpington?
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