A Brief Hello From France

[high5]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with all of those breed's!

Thanks, BB! Do you say that because you know something I don't?

 

[high5]

Hello and welcome to BYC! We're very glad to have you here with us on these amazing forums!

Thanks Duckpip! Great to meet you!

 

[BlueBaby]

Thanks, BB! Do you say that because you know something I don't?

No, just wishing you the best of having good luck with them. You do have rooster's, so I presume that you will be involved with some big time chicken math soon!

 

[high5]

Glad to meet you. Best wishes with your birds and all your plans!

Thanks Boppo, glad to meet you too!
No actual plans yet, but we'll wait and see!

 

[high5]

Welcome to byc! I’ve never heard of the breed, they are beautiful!

Thanks!
Do you mean the Barbezieux, Germankennhuhn?
It wasn't long before I found that they're streetwise chicks, and great foragers. Although a little smaller, they're certainly putting the NHRs in their place.

 

[DobieLover]

I'm not sure if there'l be any fighting as the Malines are a large but peaceful bird, and the roosters can live harmoniously, if there are enough hens to go around. I'll have 5 hens per rooster so, maybe they'll get along.

I have a Salmon Faverolles for my senior rooster. They too are large peaceful (to other birds) roosters.
I once had a beautiful black Ameraucana rooster too. They had 24 hens to share with 1/3 acre to range over and a very large coop/run. Everything was peaceful until it wasn't.
One day the junior rooster decided he'd had enough of his lower status and jumped the SF when he was napping and really did a number on him. When the SF got his bearings he put one hell of a beating on the junior rooster.
I locked up Junior in the maternity ward for three days so they could both heal for a bit and settle down. As soon as I took Junior out on the morning of the fourth day, he jumped a hen, the senior ran over a knocked him off then both hackles flared and the fight was on again. I locked up Junior again and sold him.
Have a plan ready for when this happens.

 

[high5]

No, just wishing you the best of having good luck with them. You do have rooster's, so I presume that you will be involved with some big time chicken math soon!

That's good, I was hoping you were.
Could be I will be having a math lesson soon.

 

[high5]

I have a Salmon Faverolles for my senior rooster. They too are large peaceful (to other birds) roosters.
I once had a beautiful black Ameraucana rooster too. They had 24 hens to share with 1/3 acre to range over in a very large coop. Everything was peaceful until it wasn't.
One day the junior rooster decided he'd had enough of his lower status and jumped the SF when he was napping and really did a number on him. When the SF got his bearings he put one hell of a beating on the junior rooster.
I locked up Junior in the maternity ward for three days so they could both heal for a bit and settle down. As soon as I took Junior out on the morning of the fourth day, he jumped a hen, the senior ran over a knocked him off then both hackles flared and the fight was on again. I locked up Junior again and sold him.
Have a plan ready for when this happens.

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep a sharp eye on them.

 

[BlueBaby]

That's good, I was hoping you were.
Could be I will be having a math lesson soon.

I believe so. When you have rooster's, chicken math just happens. I just put some egg's from my flock in my incubator yesterday. I know all about that chicken math. They can add up quick.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is wonderful place to roost and explore.