Agreed! My hens wont even let my new roo to sleep inside! I came home from work last night to find all my girls inside on their roosts and him sleeping on a roost outside in the run. . . .and it was raining! Poor little guy, I picked him up and set him inside the coop on a lower roost than my...
Well I returned Rocky to his previous owner this morning! And about an hour ago I went and picked up the Roo from the craigslist ad in my previous post. I haven't decided what to name him yet, but he is now between 14 and 15 weeks old. It was/is storming pretty bad so this is the only pic I have...
thank you! I have been talking to the owner and realized the post was about a month ago making the rooster approximately 13-14 weeks old now and the owner assures me it is definitely a roo :) So hopefully the second time is the charm!!
Ok guys, I have had Rocky (named by the previous owner) for a week now. I kept him in a separate pen for 6 days so he and the hens could get used to each other. Well I let him out today, and kept my hens inside their cage, and it went south right from the beginning!! He didn't even pay attention...
Well I finally got one. He is a barred rock and about 2 months older than what my hens are. I currently have him in his own pen about 100 yards away from where my girls stay. hopefully all goes well and he will be a nice addition to my flock :)
I have 6 barred rock hens that are roughly 6 months old. 5 of the 6 have started laying eggs and I want to add a rooster to the group but I have some questions.
First off: I am having trouble finding any BR roos for sale or trade. I have tried craigslist and looked through this site a bunch of...