OakR
Chirping
Hello.
I have an 11 week old Cream Legbar cockerel who is already starting to crow and has started mounting, if that is the right word, an adult Bantam Barnevelder hen- it's all a bit sooner than I expected.
I had two questions around this:
1. Is this bad for the Barnevelder - there is a difference in size though I guess the CL is not fully grown yet at that age so it doesn't look too bad size wise (I've never had cockerels before though). I can seperate them if need be, and I will need to rehome him in the next month as I am not allowed to keep cockerels as it is but am waiting on someone currently.
2. Will he be fertile yet? It seems very early but as he is going through the motions is he maybe an early developer as such? I was just wondering if the eggs might be viable.
Thank you
Al
I have an 11 week old Cream Legbar cockerel who is already starting to crow and has started mounting, if that is the right word, an adult Bantam Barnevelder hen- it's all a bit sooner than I expected.
I had two questions around this:
1. Is this bad for the Barnevelder - there is a difference in size though I guess the CL is not fully grown yet at that age so it doesn't look too bad size wise (I've never had cockerels before though). I can seperate them if need be, and I will need to rehome him in the next month as I am not allowed to keep cockerels as it is but am waiting on someone currently.
2. Will he be fertile yet? It seems very early but as he is going through the motions is he maybe an early developer as such? I was just wondering if the eggs might be viable.
Thank you
Al