Recent content by Willar1

He made it out after some assistance and he's doing well! He had a double membrane which none of the others seemed to have had.

Thank you, that's what I was thinking, but was hoping I was wrong. Great link.

I rolled him back so the zipped side is up. What do y'all think?

Well I have just about completed my first hatch. I set 12 eggs and all were fertilized and all developed. All hatched besides one, it started to pip and zip. Then one of us bunk mates decided to flip him over but after that he just seemed to stop I can see him breathing but there has been no...

Thank you, as it stands right now I'm going to keep the crower and hope he quiets down a little and as @Mrs. K said its entirely possible none of them will work out in the long run. Luckily it is really easy to acquire a new rooster if that turns out to be the case. thank you all again.

Thank you all for the advice. I had heard that sometimes getting rid of competing roosters will help with aggression but never heard that will help with crowing but it does make sense. Its also seems like the better gamble to make to stick with him than be stuck with a roo that is a bully to the...

If more info would help let me know and I can post it. What traits help you decide?

Hello all. I'm currently trying to choose which rooster I should keep because I currently have 5 roos and only 9 hens. Of the roos I have 2 columbian wyandottes and 3 golden comets. My goals are to eventually breed my flock to one that is a good producer of large eggs that does well in foraging...