I have 5 EE chicks that are 1 week younger than my buff orpingtons. My goal is to find homes for the roosters, put the EEs in with the orpington hens and my australorp babies. Keep my blue australorp roo and bring out my incubator ONE LAST TIME... to hatch a few more baby blues. So next year I...
Mine were actually all roosting together when I went to shut their door last night. I think mine are a little older than yours, but I was proud of the progress.
I've put feelers out in a few different directions about finding them homes. No luck so far. I've put alot of time and effort into these babies. (My 1st chicks) they're super friendly! Just not to each other :/
it's funny cuz the one who's the 'cockiest' is also the one who's been my biggest...
Mine are doing ok, considering I have 4 roosters I need to rehome. All the big buffs go out when I open the door. The little Aussies stay inside. The big ones are only mean when there's food involved. My world will become much more peaceful when the roos are gone. They're not exactly 'mean' to...
I'm having this problem too. Trying to move my younger chicks outside and the older BO rooster is being so mean. I can't let them out of their cage! It's been 2 days and I'm about ready to rehome a rooster! I think I ended up with 4 anyway :/