My silkie roo, Rain, is free to a good home. He is about 5 months old.
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DM me if interested! Would ideally like to have him gone by Monday, Feb 4, but must be gone by Feb 18.
Thanks for the advice Mary! I was just reading some on another forum, and several people said that roos start showing mating behavior around 4 months old, which is how old my girls and boy are. Could Rain's bullying actually be partially caused by his newly-found sex drive?
Mary - I have seen him peck Tiny (the bearded d'uccle) and Spartan (the barred rock) multiple times. Tiny is afraid of him and will avoid him at almost all costs. He has also picked on my black star hen, Thunder, though it seems to be less often with her than the others. When the injury was...
DobieLover, my coop is pretty large, somewhere around 70-100 square feet. It has two levels, and I think I could find a way to separate Rain (my roo) for the time being. We don't have a run, but we let them out every day to roam and do what chickens do :).
sourland, we are eventually going to...
My flock consists of a white silkie roo, a barred rock hen, a black star hen, and a bearded d'uccle hen (mille fleur). Recently, I have had issues with my silkie picking on my hens, mostly my barred rock and my bearded d'uccle. I believe he has even drew blood on the barred rock. They are all a...
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I see what you're saying, and I would like to agree with you. However, a few days ago, we turned our chickens out into a very small, fenced in area. My grandmother was out with them, and a hawk swooped down...
So, I'm no expert, but I'm going to give this a try.
Chick 1 - I'm thinking cockerel because of how red the comb is
Chick 2 - Pullet
Chick 3 - Unsure, but leaning towards pullet
Chick 4 - Again, leaning towards pullet, but uncertain
Chick 5 - Pullet
Chick 6 - Cockerel
Chick 7 - Pullet
All of...