4 out of 5 Roos? plz say it isn't so!

[deek]

Amelia
Baby

Big Red

Blondie

Sam

Please be gentle if you think some of them are roos.

 

[lindseyloo]

lol, that is some baaad luck! I'm no expert, but it's looking like you're right!

How old are these guys? and gal?

 

[deek]

Oh nooo! I'm not really sure how old they are as they didn't know at the feed store. Big Red is at least a week or two older and my guess is that the rest are around 5 weeks.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Straight run bin buyer? Worse than drawing to an inside straight in poker, when only wanting pullets.

Yes, wattles at 5 weeks is a pretty sure sign. 4 out of 5 seems right to my eyes.

 

[deek]

I guess I'll go cry.

 

[Coop Deville]

Sorry . . .

 

[deek]

I ordered some girls, but they won't arrive until June 25th. I don't want to have the only female be by herself. How long should I wait before giving away the cockerels? Won't Ameilia be lonely?

 

[featherz]

Yup, one probably female and the rest boys.. =(

 

[deek]

When should I find homes for the 4 males? For the females' sake, should I keep them all until the new chicks arrive 2 months from now?

 

[featherz]

Any possibility of getting at least a couple of local female chicks about the same age? I'd honestly be tempted to rehome the whole batch together rather than leave one poor chicken alone. I take it you can't have any roosters?