This is my Polish x Orpington Rooster - he is almost 4 months old. I love the rust cored feathers popping through the black crest. He is starting to crow and it sounds like a squeaker toy that is broken. He loves being talked to and will talk back.
They have more than 12” each - I very carefully researched the coop setup before building.
I am in the Sacramento CA area. No snow. I will add a region - thanks for the tip!
Yes, the ramp is up on a block
Adding more cleats is a great idea - thanks!
Lots of light and ventilation.
It will be 14 birds once my friend takes hers - right now they are small (oldest is 9 weeks). They have A LOT of roosting space and access to the outdoor enclosure which is huge. There...
I am new to chickens - got my chicks at 1-2 weeks old - they are now 8-9 weeks old. There are 22 of them (7 are my friends and will be going to her house soon). We just moved them into their coop house with attached outdoor space - this is their 3rd night. The ramp up to the indoors is a bit...
From what I have read it is very hard to determine Silkie sex until several months old. I have 2 silkies - one is aprox 6 weeks, the other aprox 7. The 7 week old one has a much more pronounced comb and waddles. Is that something you would see this early as an indication it is a Rooster in a...
Updated pics.
The one in question - which, I agree, seems like a cockerel - and one of the others from the same batch. It’s a shame I can’t keep a Roo - he is gorgeous!!
The polish orpington mixes i got from a person on Craigs List. (And when I said the other 2 are identical I meant to each other - not the one I originally posted - they don’t have combs nearly as developed.). The rest were from the feed store.
I have several other breeds that are a week younger with way more developed combs - all of which are supposed be 90% chance of being pullets. I really hope I don’t have a bunch of cockerels - I can’t keep roosters here.
I’m loving the weird!! Thank you for this
How do you tell that it is a him not a her?? People seem certain -and I have suspected for about a week, but I’m wondering what specifically gives it away? Here is a pic of one of the other 2 I got - the other 2 are nearly identical. Thanks