integrating a rooster

  1. PioneerChicks

    Integrating a rooster into a flock...

    I've never tried this before, but I need to add my newest rooster to the flock. I got rid of my other roosters recently, so I could add him. I'll need him for my breeding project next spring. His name is Pewee and he is a silkie cockerel who has never really been around hens before. He was...
  2. HollyJB

    Adding new rooster chicks into the coop with earlier hatch? Will this work?

    Hi everyone, Quick question. 6 weeks ago we hatched 2 pekin bantams and 1 serama bantam. Of these I ended up with two cockerels and one pullet. We've now just acquired 5 more day-old pekin bantam chicks, genders unknown for a few more weeks. When they hit the 6/7 week mark i'll be looking to...
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    • integrating a rooster integrating chicks pekin bantam roosters and chicks
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. BigBlueHen53

    Speaking of Roosters

    So my older flock consists of 8 hens and 2 roos. The older roo is the sire of the younger. Mike has so asserted his lordship over the flock that Silverwings hangs out by himself and virtually never attempts to mount the hens. The hens all hang out with Master Mike and Silver is invisible to...
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    • integrating a rooster too many roosters? integrating flocks two roosters two flocks
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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