I was SOOOO wrong! I actually ended up with 4 roosters and 2 hens. We did some basic subtraction and grilling. Now we have 1 rooster and 2 much happier, calmer hens. Not to mention the 18 hour-a-day crowing has stopped.
I agree with Bailey. I had 6 chickens up til the middle of last week. 3 of my "hens" suddenly developed combs and spur nubs. My mistake in mis-sexing them led to a very worn out hen in a very short time frame. Then they started getting a bit more aggressive with me and my daughter.
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I'm pretty certain I have 1 male and 3 females. The egg production has surpassed my chickens' efforts. Super excited about that! I want to hatch some ducklings, but I don't know their brood cycles. Anyone got some pointers on that topic?
Hey everyone! Awesome reading here. My duck family consists of 4 easter presents that got too big to be cute. They are absolutely wonderful as young adults. They live with my 6 chickens in a 12 x 20 pen with 8' roof. The dirt floor was grass on sand. It slopes slightly so rain doesn't...
Technology is amazing, but maddening!
The biggest difference I can see between them is the feet color. The one with dark feet seems to be the boss. He crows first and loudest. Honestly my gut says he will be the more aggressive of the 2, but neither bird has bothered me or my 7 year old.
These two fine fellas have recently found their voices. I'm on the fence about which one to re-home. The difficulty for me is thay they are both gorgeous and iridescent. Its worth mentioning that they are both tremendous singers. Both seem to really be taken with themselves maybe even more...