Juliesflock
Chirping
- Jan 8, 2022
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I have had one Rooster that was first born and food focused from day one. I had no idea how many rooster's or Hen's out of the six that hatched.
As they have grown I have researched saddle feather's, extra claw that doesn't apply because female and male can have those. The waddle doesn't apply since these chicken are mixed breed, their parents all having come from tractor supply. Some have waddles and some don't. There are two with a thick short crowns I think are male and there are two with tall crowns with saddle feather's. Two with very low crowns and female back feathering. I assume that means I have 4 rooster's and two pullets. But this morning my big rooster grabbed the second largest rooster until he submitted and...then copulated with him.
Is it possible that Bo the rooster is a Gladys?
Is it possible I have a horny rooster that doesn't care who he breeds with? Do I want to continue mental instability, that I am not sure I want to continue in my flock. Bubba, my biggest rooster is very demonstrative. He won't let anyone out of the rooster cage to the free range. He has been constantly roostering cockadoodledoo just getting worse.
I found a beagle dog hiding in my green house, obviously lost.
Here's the question. I don't know if the insane constant cockadoodledoo didn't direct the lost dog to find us. My chicken flock will be 6 months on may 28th. I have no eggs yet. I worry if my hens are getting enough food as they hide on the highest roosting bar.
Should I wait to see if he lightens up or cull him?
This is Bubba.
This is Bo slightly smaller than his brother Bubba
the white one is Hue short for Hugo.. like You Go because he had been biting me since he was 4 weeks old, meanest baby chick ever and he better be a girl.
The black one is the only definite girl and she is popular with the guys and she stays in the highest roosting bar and hardly eats. I just received a hen saddle for her today. The smaller red/brown one under developer and ignored by most.
As they have grown I have researched saddle feather's, extra claw that doesn't apply because female and male can have those. The waddle doesn't apply since these chicken are mixed breed, their parents all having come from tractor supply. Some have waddles and some don't. There are two with a thick short crowns I think are male and there are two with tall crowns with saddle feather's. Two with very low crowns and female back feathering. I assume that means I have 4 rooster's and two pullets. But this morning my big rooster grabbed the second largest rooster until he submitted and...then copulated with him.
Is it possible that Bo the rooster is a Gladys?
Is it possible I have a horny rooster that doesn't care who he breeds with? Do I want to continue mental instability, that I am not sure I want to continue in my flock. Bubba, my biggest rooster is very demonstrative. He won't let anyone out of the rooster cage to the free range. He has been constantly roostering cockadoodledoo just getting worse.
I found a beagle dog hiding in my green house, obviously lost.
Here's the question. I don't know if the insane constant cockadoodledoo didn't direct the lost dog to find us. My chicken flock will be 6 months on may 28th. I have no eggs yet. I worry if my hens are getting enough food as they hide on the highest roosting bar.
Should I wait to see if he lightens up or cull him?
This is Bubba.
This is Bo slightly smaller than his brother Bubba
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