Thank you for the input. I understand every owner has their own goals and there’s no silver bullet answer. I don’t want to grow my flock. Wife’s already mad at me for these ones ha. I want a male that’s nice to my kids, protects the ladies and keeps them in line. At least for now.
Thanks, agreed. I think I’ll give them a little time to see which becomes the better leader of the flock and long term keeper. If by chance they coexist nicely, I’ll keep ‘em both.
I’d probably slaughter it. I do appreciate nature and already hunt, so am not opposed to harvesting animals for good use. One of the reasons I even started with this was to teach my children about the true meaning of where food comes from. I just didn’t plan on TSC giving me the wrong birds and...
Thanks, first time raising birds and my first post. They are all about 12 weeks. I’ll see if my Orpington and this potential male start acting up and adjust if necessary. My daughter loves the Orpington but I think this guy will be a lot more attractive. Will be tough to get rid of one.
Hi. I bought this as a chick at Tractor Supply. It was supposed to be a female Brahma. It’s obviously not.
I’ve been looking around the web and think it’s a male Easter Egger or something similar. Any confirmation or help?
I already have a Orpington male. Only have an 8 bird flock. This...