Patience is a real virtue with chickens.
Be Here Now
There is much learning to be done. Observe everything so you can compare it back to the final result. The next time you may be able to determine things earlier based on your observations. Enjoy this time of mystery and look for the...
As someone who has had a rooster, let me say they are not for everyone. Your relationship with your chickens will change dramatically. The hens will be one step removed from you. Everything needs to go through the rooster.
You need to consider this as you think about keeping a rooster...
The highest Hattie has ever jumped, let alone flown can't be more than 2 feet. She last flew at 6 weeks I think. She is all hen. Her feathers are stuck right to her frame. No fluff at all.
I don't have time to reschedule. My calendar is full every day and I have already moved things around to accommodate them. I can't afford to do it again. I would never see my chickens.
They would fly big time. Perhaps even take off vertically like Polish can do. I might want some of these if you created some. 🤔
They sound like my kind of chicken.