He doesn't have spurs yet, but he pecks pretty well (at my leg today).
As far as pets - not really looking for pets, just egg producers. We don't really handle them much if at all, but we'd like to go into the run without being attacked :)
Thanks for all the advice. I guess we'll try to give...
Personally I am fine with him ending up in a freezer or soup pot - just can't be my own freezer or soup pot :) You know how kids are - they get attached to animals since we had him since 4 weeks old.
Not looking to hatch the eggs anyway, just eat them - that was the main purpose of getting the chickens. As far as the the 16 week old. I tried introducing her by putting her in a god cage inside the main run for about a week, but when I let her out the cockerel just doesn't let up on her. I...
So I am new to the whole chicken thing, and I got what I thought were 4 females from McMurray Hatchery, but unfortunately 1 turned out to be a cockerel. They are now about 25 weeks old. The cockerel is a Rhode Island Red, one of the hens is also a RIR, and 2 others are black australorps. I also...