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Thank you very much. I will definitely be very cautious with him. Don’t want my kids to be scared of chickens or going outside. What are behaviours that are good in a rooster in terms of being docile?

Thank you for the info. my knowledge on chicken colouration is very limited. well I am very happy with this info anyway :) Just to confirm they are not considered an Australorp? Should I not breed them then?

Thank you for the input.

Thank you for your input. We plan on having them free rage all the time which is part of the aspect for wanting to keep the rooster for security. we’ll just have to see how he goes I guess we do have a plan B and D if needed.

Yes one of the reason we like the idea of a rooster is because we want to pretty much have them free range all the time and think a rooster would be good as that extra security for them. Also would like to have future chicks. We’re thinking the best thing is to keep him and hope he becomes a...

Thank you for the info. we do have small children that run around atm our cockerel is more then happy to let them pick him up. Our main reason for wanting him is that we’d like our chickens to free range pretty much full time and would feel better if there is a rooster to protect them. also...

Interesting I always thought it was wired. I got them from a backyard breeder who had a splash rooster 4 black hens and 2 blue hens. So I just assumed the colouration came from the splash. Here is a photo of all the hens if you could tell me your input.

Thank you. I think we will keep him and see how he goes with the pullets. we do have a plan B and D but would like plan A to work of course.

Thank you. Yes I am worried about him possibly over matting them and causing injury. I’ve seen a few different things on what ratio is best for number of hens vs number of roosters and am worried that 2 isn’t enough and they could get injured. Is loss of feather when I should be concerned or...

Hello everyone! Need some advise on what is best for my Australorp cockerel. I have 3 12 week old Australorps, 2 pullets and 1 cockerel and really would love to keep all 3 of them. We’re not in a position to get anymore yet though and not sure it’s a good idea to keep our cockerel (Teriyaki)...