I can only separate them for about 2 more weeks, then the new chicks will be in the area where the young pullets are at. I think I'm just gonna have to take those roos to the butcher. I wanted to have 2 roos, but I think I just need to start at square one with 2 roos that have grow up together.
The 2 young roos are in with the older cock and older hens, but there are 4 younger pullets that are also a part of the flock, and the 2 young roos are just non stop on the 4 pullets! I had to take the roos away and lock them outside the fence yesterday!
Ok, that's great to hear! I have 10 adult hens currently with one roo, but I have two young cockerels that were supposed to be girls and they are reeking havoc in the chicken yard. I have a batch of sixteen 6 weeks old chicks that has a couple males in it. I was going to do away with the other 3...
Question: if a blue hen has a darker colored head and neck than the rest of her body, does that coloring disqualify her as being the Ameraucana standard?
Oh man! I can't stand this not knowing! It's driving me crazy! I specifically picked out this chick even though she (the breeder tried to sex her for me) was several weeks younger than the other for chicks I was getting and would need a heat lamp (dead of winter). I've been absolutely in love...
Do any of your Ameraucana pullets have a thicker pea comb, or are the pullets' combs always almost non existent? This is my 14 week old Splash and I'm trying to figure out if she is a she or he. I have a 30 week old Blue pullet who has a smaller pea comb than this younger one.
I just realized my 2 blue Ameraucana girls are actually boys. Its so disappointing! I already have a black Ameraucana cockerel that is 24 weeks old. Now I have to find new homes for these two little guys because my flock is too small for that many roosters! It stinks! I'm in love with the blue...