8 Month-Old Partridge Cochin Rooster

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BethanyCarpenter said:
I think he would be okay if he could free-range much more. We try to let the chickens out to free-range as much as we can, but mostly they are cooped up and in their run. He's been high-strung since we had him as a chick. He was so cute-looked kind of like a penguin, and we named him Jenny (because his personality reminded me of the book character Jenny Wren), but when we found out we had a rooster instead of a hen we changed his name to Jesse. You are welcome to him, but I wouldn't want you to travel all this way and not end up happy, as we are trying to figure out what to do with him because he has been too aggressive with mating with the other hens and he drew blood from one of our Buff Orpingtons (she's the top hen-a week older than him). I don't think he's mean but kind of ADHD-like if that makes sense? I wonder if he doesn't crow because of a health issue? He looks very healthy and otherwise is healthy, but I feed them well and we put oregano oil in their water and give goat milk kefir, etc, so maybe that masks an underlying issue. I just said to my daughter that I want to look up information on detoxing chickens from heavy metals, and don't know if he has that problem or not, but it's what's popping up in my head as I write for whatever reason. Since he was a surprise chick from McMurray Hatchery, I don't know if he was vaccinated or not. Our two Black Australorps (Poppy and Clover) were very protective of him when he was a chick, and he seems to treat them the best. I wouldn't mind sending them with him to a new home, even though I love those two; they are so sweet.
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We have 3 acres of land and planning on expanding, little neighbors so he should be quite content. How old is he? im also curious if hes pure? I wonder this for breeding purposes. Thank you for responding!
 
Chicken poppy said:
We have 3 acres of land and planning on expanding, little neighbors so he should be quite content. How old is he? im also curious if hes pure? I wonder this for breeding purposes. Thank you for responding!
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He's 8 months. He is a surprise chick from McMurray Hatchery, but he looks exactly like a Partridge Cochin from the pictures we have seen, so we think he's a purebred. I'm not sure if you can be 100% sure if it's a surprise chick if they are purebred even if they look like a purebred.
 
BethanyCarpenter said:
He's 8 months. He is a surprise chick from McMurray Hatchery, but he looks exactly like a Partridge Cochin from the pictures we have seen, so we think he's a purebred. I'm not sure if you can be 100% sure if it's a surprise chick if they are purebred even if they look like a purebred.
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Okay. Thank you. Im not really looking for a heavy mater because my chicken emily has been mated with a lot from a previous rooster that seemed to target her. he sounds lovely, but probably wouldnt be the happiest in our flock. thank you for your response and taking time to reply! ❤️
 
Chicken poppy said:
Okay. Thank you. Im not really looking for a heavy mater because my chicken emily has been mated with a lot from a previous rooster that seemed to target her. he sounds lovely, but probably wouldnt be the happiest in our flock. thank you for your response and taking time to reply! ❤️
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I understand! I have come to the conclusion that if I ever have any more roosters, I will only bring them in if I have a separate place for them, so the hens can live at peace. I think it's the humans that usually create more problems with animals than the animals themselves ;-) We will also look for docile rooster breeds in the future. It sounds like you have a nice little flock, and I wouldn't want to disrupt that! Thanks again for your interest.
 

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