8 week old brown leghorn. Pullet?

[Zesty1]

We have 6 eight week old chickens and know four are pullets but not completely sure about our leghorns. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Kelsie2290]

From the feather color they look like pullets.

 

[Michael OShay]

Both of them are pullets. )

 

[Zesty1]

I was hoping for 6 girls. Is it recommended to have a rooster with them?

 

[Percheron chick]

No

 

[holm25]

No u dont need a roo and they do look like pullets.

 

[Michael OShay]

I was hoping for 6 girls. Is it recommended to have a rooster with them?

The recommended ratio of roosters to hens is 1 rooster for every 10 hens. As they mature, too many roosters will become very hard physically on your hens; over-breeding them, biting and plucking the feathers from their necks and backs, battering them, and potentially, seriously injuring them. The only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching and 1 rooster can easily handle 10-15 hens in this regard. I currently have 25 hens and no roosters in my flock, and I get loads of eggs without all the aggression, fighting, biting and feather plucking, crowing in the middle of the night, feeding of unproductive mouths, drop off in egg production, over-breeding and battering of hens that typically goes along with having roosters (especially too many). My hens are stress free and enjoying life without a rooster around.

 

[donrae]

They all look like pullets. If you're just getting started with birds, skip a rooster for now and just run a nice flock of hens for a year or two. Once you have some experience and confidence, you can decide about adding a rooste later on.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

The recommended ratio of roosters to hens is 1 rooster for every 10 hens. As they mature, too many roosters will become very hard physically on your hens; over-breeding them, biting and plucking the feathers from their necks and backs, battering them, and potentially, seriously injuring them. The only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching and 1 rooster can easily handle 10-15 hens in this regard. I currently have 25 hens and no roosters in my flock, and I get loads of eggs without all the aggression, fighting, biting and feather plucking, crowing in the middle of the night, feeding of unproductive mouths, drop off in egg production, over-breeding and battering of hens that typically goes along with having roosters (especially too many). My hens are stress free and enjoying life without a rooster around.

They all look like pullets. If you're just getting started with birds, skip a rooster for now and just run a nice flock of hens for a year or two. Once you have some experience and confidence, you can decide about adding a rooste later on.

X 2 on gender and the rooster issue.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Light Brown Leghorn pullets.