crealusa
Hatching
- Aug 8, 2015
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I have come here for months getting answers but I need further help with managing my coop.
Originally we got 6 pullets. 1 turned out to be a rooster, 1 died, so we were left with 1 roo & 4 chicks.
Fast forward the roo was wearing out the chicks backs and reading here a ratio of 10 to 1 we added 8 pullets.
The pullets are 20 weeks old and the rooster will only touch the original 4. We tried separating the original 4 from the rest and even as the new pullets "flirt" w Pauley (our roo) he scuffles his feet and paces until he sees one of the original 4.
Sry for the long setup but is the pullets too young? Will he ever be interested in the new chicks?
Also to add to the confusion we have a white rock that is also 20 weeks but is having characteristics of a roo. She/he doesn't crow but will buck up against Pauley and her/his tail feathers are starting to curl.
Again sry for the mini series question but we are aftaid we are going to have to kill Pauley if he continues to abuse the 4 girls even tho he is an awesome protector and wasn't his fault we didn't start with enough ladies because he was supposed to be a lady himself.
Thanks in advance for any help and thank u to the many members who have answered questions of others that I had as well.
Please don't band me for my first post being too long. Thanks y'all
Originally we got 6 pullets. 1 turned out to be a rooster, 1 died, so we were left with 1 roo & 4 chicks.
Fast forward the roo was wearing out the chicks backs and reading here a ratio of 10 to 1 we added 8 pullets.
The pullets are 20 weeks old and the rooster will only touch the original 4. We tried separating the original 4 from the rest and even as the new pullets "flirt" w Pauley (our roo) he scuffles his feet and paces until he sees one of the original 4.
Sry for the long setup but is the pullets too young? Will he ever be interested in the new chicks?
Also to add to the confusion we have a white rock that is also 20 weeks but is having characteristics of a roo. She/he doesn't crow but will buck up against Pauley and her/his tail feathers are starting to curl.
Again sry for the mini series question but we are aftaid we are going to have to kill Pauley if he continues to abuse the 4 girls even tho he is an awesome protector and wasn't his fault we didn't start with enough ladies because he was supposed to be a lady himself.
Thanks in advance for any help and thank u to the many members who have answered questions of others that I had as well.
Please don't band me for my first post being too long. Thanks y'all