A few months ago, Shantih gave me some mixed breed eggs to hatch in my new incubator. I had seven hatch and call them my Seven-up chicks. I have 4 cockerels and 3 pullets. They are approaching eight weeks old and just this past week, we integrated them with 5 thirteen week old pullets (3 Wellies & 2 CLs). They are getting along well but the little ones don't want to roost with the older girls in their dog igloo. They stand by the gate and cry for me. All of the cockerels are crowing already so I've been bringing them in at night and putting them out after 8 AM. The smallest cockerel is an icelandic/CL mix. He is the only one who wants to be with the bigger girls at night. But he is also the loudest and most frequent crower. The first night he cooped with the older 5, I thought that we had lost him out of the pen. He was in the back of the igloo nestled under the girls! Monet says that she has seen him jump on the younger girls. This morning, I let the 6 out and gave them a yogurt treat. He did the rooster "Come here, little girls, and see what I have for you!" call while dropping pieces of the treat. Then when they came close to check it out, he dropped his wing and did his dance for them! Of course, they were not at all interested! So, he has earned the name Casanova! Is 8 weeks early for that kind of behavior? I'm used to Langshan cockerels who don't crow until almost 30 weeks and don't show much interest in the pullets until after that!
Isn't he a cute little guy?!!!
Isn't he a cute little guy?!!!
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ok that helps haha
