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Exactly. A novice rooster keeper needs to have a mental set of rules and expectations. They need this mental list of deal breakers and they need the gumption to do what needs to be done with a cockerel/rooster that becomes a deal breaker. This can be anything from re-homing to inviting the...

I've kept chickens for a dozen years, and quail a slightly less number of years. Coop size for the chickens is 15x8 feet (120 square feet). I live in the tropics, it is never cold here. I raise my chickens primarily for meat, and incubate most of the eggs to provide myself and neighbors with...

I currently have 2 mature cockerels, 12 pullets, and a group of five that are nowhere near sexually mature that consists of four cockerels and one pullet. These mature pullets came from three separate broods; the eldest brood containing five laying hens, the mid-aged brood offering three more...

I always figured that his dance was to inform her that he's interested. One of those, "Get ready baby" gestures. A willing hen will always do just that, she squats lower to the ground and seemingly makes herself as wide and broad across the shoulders and back as she possibly can, widens her...

Dancers and those that Tidbit their ladies are often the most popular cockerels in the bunch and as such, they tend to be the 'ladies' choice. You can test for their tendency to Tidbit by tossing out only one kernel of treats near each cockerel in turn, and seeing how he reacts and interacts...

I look for a cockerel that the pullets and hens respect and like; one that also conforms to my needs in his offspring. I look for a wide pelvic space for him to pass those genetics to his daughters for ease of egg laying and a meaty chest to pass those genetics to his sons for my dining...

Watch the behavior of the pullets to determine which cockerel that they prefer. Chickens know.