I'm curious what everyone's rooster to hen ratio is. I have 14 chickens and unfortunately, 4 roosters. Two are kept free range outside the coop and two are in the coop with the girls. The two in the coop are still young, and so are the pullets. I want them to eventually be able to free range...
I plan on it. It's comb is very pale pink, the picture actually looks more read than it is in person. I won't recommend a chicken until I know for sure, usually when they crow. I think i am still clinging to the hope that it's a pullet. The previous owner said all of the her roosters were trying...
So my friend here was rescued, so please excuse the rough feathers. It was being picked on at it's previous home and growing feathers back and gaining weight. I was told it's a pullet, but im thinking a roo. It's roughly 14-16 weeks old and not crowing. What do y'all think?
Ok y'all, it's your favorite game! Are we a cockeral or pullet. We are about 16 weeks old bantam cochin, might be a mix I'm not 100% sure. No crowing, not showing another roo behavior either, and favoring pullets behavior. What do y'all think?
Definitely no crowing yet. Until they crow, they're all hens to me! Lol it took my silkies 20 weeks to figure out they were boys. Luckily, my hatchery will trade roos out for pullets, so now it is the waiting game for crowing. I have an olive egger I am 99% sure is a cockerel and a speckled...
What causes feathering like this? We named her Farrah cause she feathers are feathered back like that. Is that normal for the breed or is she mixed with something else?
I know, I was so excited to have a speckled sussex hen....but alas, a roo! Lol I have an olive egger that I am sure is a roo too, so the two of them will end up with new homes. They will stay with me till they crow...just in case😉 Thank y'all for your insight! I struggle identifying roosters...
Ok, y'all. I was given this speckled sussex and told she was a hen. She is about 5ish months old. I got her in rough shape and skinny. She is starting to fill out, but now I'm worried it's a roo. No crowing yet. Any insight would be helpful.