roos

Our pandemic egg incubation project has resulted in 5 roosters. My family cannot keep that many (planning on keeping 1-2). They're good boys -- typical Brahma gentle giants (crossed with Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, and Black Australorp). Not aggressive. Not fighting with each other. Just...

Hello We have recently lost a young cockerel (4 months old), suddenly and out of the blue. I have already made a few threads about trying to figure this out, however I still am a bit confused on what did him in. Without posting pictures, he did have a pale / fatty liver, leading me, others on...

Oh wow, when I had my contractor build a chicken run across the back of the old chicken barn that came with my small country house, I was intimidated. I thought, now I've gone and done it. It's built with heavy timber centers and 2x4s, has a metal skirt buried a foot and a half into the ground...

Hello, I have eight 4-5 week old roosters (most likely, but too soon to be 100% sure) that I need to re-home for free. Four are black Australorps, that are about 5 weeks old and mostly completely feathered. Four are light Brahmas, about 4 weeks old, still working on adult feathers. The...

I would like to know if My 5 week old flock of 20 with 10 silver wyandottes, 8 golden comets and 2 unknows is going to have any problems with 4 to 7 roosters that were all raised together. The 4 that are definitely roosters are golden comets. There are 2 unknowns in terms of breed an sex (they...

Hello I have 3 Orpington 3 1/2 week old chicks, 2 of them are larger in size. And have combs forming one of them looks like it’s turning red. Is it too soon to sex or do these look like roosters? Also the two I believe are roosters beaks have been changing color and I don’t know why.

I am new to chickeneering and there are limits as to how many chicks I can have in town, and no roosters aloud. I purchased two buff orpington and one Rhode Island red from a local feed store, but I'm concerned that I may have a bunch of roos. These are about 5 and a half weeks old. Can anyone...

Hello all! I am a new chicken owner. My mother has always had chickens and we finally bought a place back in November to where I could get my own! Problem is, I have no clue what I got. My mistake was telling my 4 year old daughter once we got a place to have chickens, we could get them. Well...

I hatched out 4 buff brahma. I am wondering if color of the down has anything to do with sex. I have 3 uniform babies and one that is much darker. Has anyone every guessed the sex on the coloring of newborns and get it right? I am just wondering. I don't care if they are all roos. I love...

I'm new to all this and I thought we had everyone figured out. My hens just started laying, so it's very exciting for me. So I'm looking up which eggs go with which hen, color wise. I realize that my black langshan hasnt laid any eggs. My dad has been saying for a while that Shadow was a boy but...

Like maybe putting cork up on the inside. My Serama roos start crowing at about 6-6:30am which means they will have to be brought into the house every night until I can rehome them.

My neighbor, Cindy, has agreed to allow me to post a rehoming thread for her Roosters. She ended up with more than she expected, and each one needs a loving home. They're all roughly a few months of age, and various breeds. Please contact Cindy via text or call. I shall post updates when...

So now that at 3 months and a bit I have 3 cockerels for sure in my chicken flock of 10, how do I manage this?? I know all the options good or bad. Eat 'em, keep 'em, keep one, keep two... I would like to know everyone else's opinions and experiences keeping theirs, keeping multiples etc. I...

I have 3 black Australorp roosters that have to go. I have 4 hens and 4 Roos so I have to cull them if no one wants em. 12 weeks old this past Thursday, barely starting to crow. All non aggressive, used to free ranging. So far no major incidents but I know it’s coming. Near Waynesboro, TN.

Hi! I’m new to this site and new to keeping chickens... We have two Orpington’s, five standard Cochins and a ‘bonus’ ICB... all between 6 and 8 weeks old. Our oldest Cochin is definitely pullet as far as I can tell, no wattle or comb to speak of... so it’s making me worry that my other FOUR...

I bought 4 Buff Brahama pullets or so I thought. They were all the same size now at 4 weeks old one is so much bigger and taller than the others and is kind of aggressive towards the others. Could this one be a roo?

To local buyers in AZ, various chicks available for pick-up: 7-wk-old Black Star sex-link pullets - $10 each 7-wk-old White Rock pullet - $10 7-wk-old Cream Legbar cockerel - $10 5-wk-old Barred Rock pullet - $10 5-wk-old Egyptian Fayoumis pullets - $10 each 5-wk-old Buff Orpington cockerel -...

I have 5 baby silkies chicks 3 weeks old. I was able to put 2 of them with one of my hens and the other 3 I have had to hand raise. Of the 3 I believe 2 of them may be Roos and one a hen based on how they are acting. The 2 Roos are flapping their wings, hiking their necks up and flapping...

someone dumped 3 roosters in my yard. I have 4 hens and these boys are chasings and raping my girls violently. will they seriously hurt them? i am waiting on animal control to come get them but it may take time. HELP. will the roosters hurt my hens?