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When I put the Jersey Giant rooster in with some of his own hens he did all kinds of damage because he couldn't stay on. He was putting huge gashes in the sides, and somehow gashed one hens crop... not sure how he did that. But these were NN hens with big bare areas not protected by feathers...

They generally grab the cap of feathers on the head, no problem. He's a teenager now. He's gonna be awkward both in manners and physically for awhile. Sometimes it only takes a few weeks, sometimes it takes months. Without a mature rooster to show him the ropes it may take him longer. Now...

I was kind of lucky with one of my broody hens last year. She accepted my help while sitting on the nest and bringing food and water for the chicks, and even started bringing the chicks to me sometimes in the beginning. So they weren't overly terrified, but certainly don't like direct...

That is kinda funny when you think about it... haha! yeah, I put bricks of different heights in the water pans if there's chicks so they have a way to climb out of the water. But I did lose one chick to drowning last year because I forgot to put the brick back in after washing and refilling...

Low water pans, like kitty litter pans, often help because they can soak their feet. Mine utilize water pans alot in the summer. Chickens do alot of cooling through their feet and combs. Just get Orps from nearby where they are bred in a similar climate to your own and you shouldn't have...

Agreed. I have one that not only has a higher pitched crow, but insists on crowing all night and the no-crow collar is not working at all... The hubby has offered to deal with it in various not so nice ways that involve shovels, rakes, and hanging by his feet... :rant:barnie:he...

What a handsome boy!! :love:cool: I'm so happy for you to have him. I think you'll find that having him in the mix gives the flock a better sense of security and contentment. The girls will love having him around.. although they may get a bit more scraggly from mating by summers end... haha!;)

I've seen pics of those, but on facebook. I was gonna do it, had some low quality Malays, but decided I didn't need another project and rehomed them.

fyi - the one on the right is a Jersey Giant cross pullet, the two on the left are standard Transylvania NN's.. :) I have three of these JG crosses in the main flock and a couple more at 8 weeks old in the grow out pen.

How old is he now?

A tiny bow tie as in like "one feather"? haha! What a handsome boy!!!:love

We need updated pics!!!!!!

Maybe they'll darken back up again as he matures...

Oh my!!! He looks like a little albino Ostrich!!!!

Nope, he was the only splash out of that hatch. But it looks like a couple of his offspring with the Bresse hens are gonna be splash, which just proves that they are carrying blue as well... just hiding it.

I rather enjoy having a few sweet but small layer hens. They're just too cute to look at... :) I've got a little 5 month old black NN right now that's just the cutest little booger butt. She'll circle my legs and I can pick her up and she'll pretent to struggle, but I give her head...

That's been my experience so far. I have some pullets from a couple white NN hens I put under a Bresse rooster, and others from my Bresse hens under Remmy my big NN cockbird, and the ones from the Bresse hens are actually bigger than their moms now! The pullets from the Bresse cockerel are...

It's the same splash boy I had offered to you before the leakage started showing...

Like bluebaby says, watch how he grows out. I've found most of the time with the boys that grow really big if you just wait a little longer to put them in with the hens, like 7 months old or more, they are much gentler on the the hens than a younger teenager. My splash boy is huge compared to...

Your baby is definitely carrying both copies of the NN gene, as well as some kind of modifier gene that's really openned up those naked areas. You don't usually see that much nakedness on a straight comb bird. It's the pea combs and game birds that usually show that much skin. He's a special...