One year I bought two white silky chicks. Very pretty but both turned out to be roos. They were given away to someone who sold them for $20 each. That is not the story that I want to make but it is interesting that some one would pay $ 20 for a young rooster.
As they were growing, I noticed that they would face each other make chicken sounds and fly upwards. To me they looked as if they were challenging each other. The next year I paid top price for Star sex link pullets since I only wanted eggs. They are now less that I year old and I love them and their eggs. But I noticed that they engaged in the same "facing off routine". I have the BYC fever so this year I have six D'uccle chicks who are just over a month old and they have the same behavior. Can I expect this playful behavior from all chicks ? Do the chicks which are raised out in a large yard do this also ? I do not remember this activity from my first flock of 25 plus who were raised in a large area as soon as the weather was warm enough.
As they were growing, I noticed that they would face each other make chicken sounds and fly upwards. To me they looked as if they were challenging each other. The next year I paid top price for Star sex link pullets since I only wanted eggs. They are now less that I year old and I love them and their eggs. But I noticed that they engaged in the same "facing off routine". I have the BYC fever so this year I have six D'uccle chicks who are just over a month old and they have the same behavior. Can I expect this playful behavior from all chicks ? Do the chicks which are raised out in a large yard do this also ? I do not remember this activity from my first flock of 25 plus who were raised in a large area as soon as the weather was warm enough.
