BR boy or girl?? and Pekin ducks??

[purplepeep]

I have 27 chickens. 14 are hens, one is a rooster (so far... lol) and 12 of them are my meat birds and are destined for 'freezer camp' mid-september.

Just curious what is the 'right' number of hens for a rooster?? Will he be ok with a harem of 14 ladies?? I wonder what we should name him?? We never really expected to have a rooster in the mix. hehe.

 

[gryeyes]

The recommendation, generally to ensure fertilization of all eggs in the flock, is one rooster for every 10 hens. Less than that, the roo may "over-mate" some and make them bare-backed. So you're okay with 14.

Roosters are really nifty to have in a flock. I name according to some arcane ritual which includes what kind of personality develops. Well, usually I name companion animals that way... with my EE rooster, Carl, he was SUPPOSED to be a pullet, named Carly in honor of my sister who died a week before I got that batch of chicks.

It was easy to drop the Y and just call him Carl.

 

[cctxwwjd]

They are definitely Pekin ducks. They are domestic ducks which were originally bred for food : (
They will not hatch their own eggs due to breed/domestication. I have raised pekins for 30 years.
do you know if they are m/f ? They will still do the "act" even if they are both female, seen it! LOL
I wish i could find a full grown, tame pekin...my 11 year old bird finally gave out and her buddy, a magpie duck is so lonely.