beautiful black 11 week old hen... any guess on breed??

[TheBeatlesAddict]

im sorry. i miss counted. i have had them for 11 weeks. we bought them as the little furballs in my second picture april 5. so they are at least 11 weeks

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

if Dawg is a he will he be noisy when he learns to crow? thats my fiancé's concern with roos. he doesnt want to wake up with the sun

 

[Sphinx]

I think Dawg is a Silver Laced Wyandotte PULLET.

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

what exactly is a pullet? what the difference in a 'hen' and a 'pullet'

 

[Sphinx]

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Hen is to Pullet as Woman is to Girl.

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

oh. ok. thank you

 

[tdgill]

i think a pullet is a young hen pre-laying age....

I have two roos also, and have taken my time getting brave with letting them around each other. So far so good. Mine seem to know who is boss and who is not. I realize I am taking chances but by closely observing their behavior it seems we have worked out a system. The buff orpington always takes off - anytime the black copper roo is giving him "a look" And it seems that they really don't mind each other actually.

Does your chicks legs seem to be thicker than the others? My roos legs were big and bulky compared to the others. You'll see pointy saddle feathers soon enough I would imagine if it IS a roo. My son and bf and neighbors all have gotten used to the crowing. I am the only one who it bothers it seems - and its just because I am worried about it bothering others. lol. There are some ways that work for us with the crowing. One is an air conditioner that is running in the bedroom window right now. lol. And we have a decent sized shed that they can stay in till a more polite hour. I never thought we'd be able to have one rooster let alone two. I love them. ;-)

AND I love your name. The Beatles ahhhhhh. BIG fan here too.

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

what do i do if they start fighting? everything about dawg is small, i worried for a while that something may be wrong because they all started the same size but my other 3 shot up and shes still small

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

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thank you

 

[tdgill]

would love to see pictures of all of your chickens.

I think if the roosters are growing up together there might be a possibility that they'll co-exist. Obviously neither you nor I have enough girls (yet) to keep the boys happy.