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  1. fluffycrow

    Rooster with a Rose “comb over”

    If I’m understanding your OP and further posts correctly, this gorgeous Easter Egger male is well liked by his girls, has managed to keep them safe so far, and you have no complaints in regards to his temperament. I see no reason to cull him for his lopsided pea comb, especially since you are...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Finally caught up, so apologies to any of you who opened BYC to find a bunch of notifications from this thread :p . Please accept today’s photos as tax. Sorry for the feather quality on the girls, letting nature do its thing with these three boys hasn’t proven to be the best decision
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    “Maybe this is what being a T-Rex felt like”:D
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    any ideas what kind of Roo this is?

    He looks like a male red sex link. What colour eggs does Ginger lay? That could help determine the breed of both
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    Hen or Roo _;³3

    I agree. This is a cockerel
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    Possible rooster?

    Yeah, he’s a cockerel. Keep an eye on everyone, you might have more than one surprises. They’re still pretty young
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    Possible rooster?

    It could be. How old are they? I wouldn’t worry about ratio and how well two males will work with your (give or take) 19 pullets. Every group is different, and each male is different when it comes to how many females he will actively persue. Many people, myself included, have had ratios of 1...
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    Open Contest Non-APA/ABA Bantam Hen Show—2025 BYC Summer Fair

    All gorgeous entries so far!
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    Likelihood of this NOT being a cockerel

    Yeah, he’s a cockerel
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    Question of the Day - Friday, July 11th, 2025

    “Sorry, I have so and so waiting for me, it’s been lovely talking to you!”
  11. fluffycrow

    Araucana? Cut the crest?

    I see you’re in Australia, where the standard for Araucana is much different from the US standard. If she’s bearded, then she could be an araucana, though she could also be a bearded polish mix, because that crest is quite large
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I know, but since your gorgeous birds are not one of the recognised colours (as you said), I would enter them in the non APA. Wind’s OEGB is on the OP, and OEGB are also APA, but that particular pullet wasn’t a standard colour
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    I do eat meat. Most regulars on this thread that do consume meat products have much healthier eating habits than me. All the males that are not kept are eaten, and so are some hens. I only recall of one case where I managed to find that bird a home. Still, I eat quite a bit of meat, and red...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    :) https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/non-apa-aba-bantam-hen-show—2025-byc-summer-fair.1670295/ https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/non-apa-aba-bantam-rooster-show%E2%80%942025-byc-summer-fair.1670296/
  15. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Same here. You were one of the last people on my mind while typing that post. You’re a regular in this thread, for one, and besides you never struck me as someone whose natural response to “I have a cockerel for the first time” (let alone a “problematic” one) is “get rid of it”. You have had...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Omg, she totally is :love:love:love !!! You HAVE to enter her in the non APA Bantam Hen Fair contest! She’s stunning!!! Thanks for tagging me, TwoCrows!
  17. fluffycrow

    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Shad has long theorised this, and my observations have led to similar conclusions as yours, and many others. In the penned bantam group, I know the exact hierarchy. In the free range group, I can only somewhat, sort of, maybe, kind of try and guess. Back when there was peace in the land, I...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Understood! I think a thread like the one you described would be nice. Yes, I would also prefer if the overused advice of culling isn’t a part of said thread (and I know exactly what you mean about certain roosterless posters🤭). Not that I’ve never culled a rooster, or that I will never do it...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    Thank you. I think she’s very pretty too, even though her back is much worse now. I keep hoping, but I’m not hopeful. Big Red is an absolute angel with me, but he has less maturity than some males at 6 months old. If you wouldn’t mind, I’d love to read more about each of your male’s...
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    This is sort of what I’m dealing with right now. The two yearling roosters have always grown up with other males around, and have no issue working together. Big Red is a different story. Ever since he got the position of head rooster in the free range group, he has driven out the other two. Not...
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