2 new chicks

[MissAbraKadabra]

Im excited to see how the one with feathers on iit's feet Will turn it. I really don't want a roo. How long before the roos start to crow Im most likely going to have to re home him

 

[hope4rainbow]

The one in the pic didn't start until almost six months. And not until after our weird little whiny silkie did it first. I think he was like "Uhhh....no. You are not going to crow unless I crow!" Our silkie harldy ever does. But he is second in command as far as boys go, and way far down the ladder as far as everyone in the coop!

 

[BantamLover21]

I think they are mixes and the red and white is looking like a rooster, but post again in a few more weeks to make sure.

x2

 

[MissAbraKadabra]

I don't want a roo bc of the noise. So I'm thinking I'll keep him til he makes noise. Or long enough to introduce the hen to the other 2 chickens with the roo then find him a new home. Or if I can trade my roo for a hen of same age it size.

 

[Serenity Sav]

Im excited to see how the one with feathers on iit's feet Will turn it. I really don't want a roo. How long before the roos start to crow Im most likely going to have to re home him

I'm curious about the feathery-footed one, too.
Some roos seem to take a very long time to crow, over 6 months. Mine started at less than 3 months old.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Or if I can trade my roo for a hen of same age it size.

That will be hard to do, but I hope you find someone who will! Because hens are "worth more" than roosters. You need far more hens than roosters. Around here it is hard to give a rooster away, let alone trade

 

[ramirezframing]

I am amazed at how on the Craig's list for my area people think that they can trade a mix breed rooster for 2 or more laying hens.

Of course I don't know if it ever happens, since I don't respond to the ad. But yes, a rooster is worth less than a hen most the time, due to the fact that they don't lay eggs and most people can't have them in the city. I know the only way I would ever trade a hen for a rooster is if the rooster was a really good quality pure bred that I just can't find but need one of. Most my extra roosters go to a flock swap and if that doesn't work, then they go in the freezer.

Good luck, but I'd wait to make sure of who is and aint a rooster first.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

. I know the only way I would ever trade a hen for a rooster is if the rooster was a really good quality pure bred that I just can't find but need one of.

X2 I paid the same amount I did for a pullet for a cockerel from one very well known breeder, and you bet it was good quality. I see people list HQ rooster for $15, I don't see how they will ever sell them. I paid that for a SQ RIR bantam cockerel.

 

[MissAbraKadabra]

not to long ago i found 13 hens for free on craigslist, and luckily i work and know alot of others with hens and roos that are willing to trade me if i come out and chase down the one i want. and the person who gave me the chicks in the first place said i could trade it out if it was a roo, but i dont really talk to that person anymore since they no longer work with me,

 

[ramirezframing]

Sounds like a good deal than. Good luck