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Definitely has hackles - and if the hens dominance for now is normal then I give. A cockerel it is. So - with 16 hens, will having this other rooster be a good backup plan for when our Alpha is no longer around? (The other, Golden Comet roosters were just visiting - not staying). Trying to...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/740044/breed-and-sex The BIG bird. Different breed than all of the others (Golden Comet Roosters are the white ones, and the small golden colored hens). That thread is convinced the bird is a rooster - but the tail feathering isn't right, and watching it...

We introduced some e new birds to the flock. We had 1 rooster and about 14 hens, and added another 3 hens, and one that we're not sure about (pullet vs rooster). Every one of the hens from the existing flock puts the one that we're not sure about in it's place. During eating, during the roost...

So, our alpha rooster (Blue Cochrin) tried to jump on the big one's back on the pictures above yesterday. One of my kids said that the bird made some sort of noise - which may or may not have been a crow, hard to tell from a 7 year old's description. So, either the big one is a hen or our Roo...

Any takers on the White ones and the really big one (one to the left of the white one in the top picture)? Not the best shots I know - and I will try to get better ones.

So we set them lose in the run (which is open on one end during the day so the older flock can free range. They stuck together (all 4 of the chicks - we didn't end up getting the fifth) as a group and ran around the run staying away from the older hens and rooster. Occasionally one of the...

Thanks for the input. The chicks are literally next door - so they have effectively been living off the same land as our flock since they arrived. I really like the idea of a pen inside the run (even though the adults only eat and drink in the run and then free range throughout our 10 acres...

We have 8 full grown hens (mix of RI, NH and a buff orphington) and one full grown rooster that takes care of the flock. Our next door neighbor is giving us five 6-8ish week old RI chicks. Should I integrate them together now - or wait until the chicks are older? I'm torn on whether or not...

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/02/23/remaining-chickens-turned-over-two-rescue-groups/ I feel bad for the chickens and the ranch owner who ran out of feed money

Ok - a couple of pictures of Fat Albert (the new rooster) as requested...

The knocked up comment was a joke - but when it got out of control I just watched and laughed.... I did get some good suggestions and things to think about - so thanks everyone for piping up!

I wanted to give everyone an update on the path that I chose and the results... After speaking with our neighor to make sure that they would have no issues if we free ranged our little flock (14 chickens), meaning that they might wnader into their yard - I decided to let the flock free range...

Well - I was looking for a roo that would protect the flock and fight off other roos... otherwise it be a done deal - we live in the area..