Hi, I am new to the Silkies, I have a pair of Patridge now, and looking for some other colors, anyone with chicks or older?
My friend has 2 black silkie roos for sale. they are 9 months old.
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Hi, I am new to the Silkies, I have a pair of Patridge now, and looking for some other colors, anyone with chicks or older?
Anyone near colorado springs have sex link chickens for sale? I've had two people sale some out from under me now from craisglist. Feeling discouraged.![]()
Thank you. That's what I have been doing (picking up, holding, etc) because I am seriously not down with all these suggestions to hit/kick/brutalize a 1lbs bird. Like, in what world does that NOT make things worse is what's been going on in my head. I have never seen suggestions to treat any animal like that, livestock or pet. That baffled the sh*t out of me, if I may be frank. Of course, I could have been reading the intention/tone wrong on those posts. They left me discouraged.You don;t need to cull him if you are willing to work with his attitude....... I never hit, kick or swat at any rooster that comes at me, this will only make them meaner. Instead, be ready to pick him up and hold him, pet him, etc. It worked for me and a young bantam I had, you just have to be ready to scoop him up quickly. Mine even would bite me when I picked him up, OUCH, but after I started petting him he never did that again. I guess it depends on the rooster too, mine was young, around five months of age.
Most roosters get mean after being man handled, but I guess there are some that are just born that way!!! I would at least work with him first, and then cull him if he doesn't change his attitude. Also, somone one mentioned they used a spray bottle on theirs when he started to come at them, they would spray him, I have not tried that one, as the picking them up has worked well for me.
We've had Roos get a little aggressive, and then we had one that declared all out hate for us. The last straw was when he ran across the yard, an acre away, and attacked my daughter with no cause. That was when we knew he was a problem. Otherwise, it's an annoyance we sometimes put up with. I've had a Silkie come at me like a pitbull, but they're tiny, so who cares? Lol. These are your chickens, I don't think there are any hard and fast rules you have to follow. Sometimes, you deal with things how you want and ignore what the boards are saying. Everyone has their way, and some people are very adamant about their way being the right way. Some get pretty mad when you disagree, or have a "new" idea.
Work with your boy, if that's what you want. I'm guessing your dog kicked in his rooster instincts, and isn't that what we want? A flock protector, right? I know I do.
Suncatcher and Ashdoes have it pretty well summed upThis is your flock and no one else's. If you reach the point where *you* feel he is too difficult or dangerous, that's when you consider culling. What a person tolerates in his or her flock is up to the individual keeper. Keep in mind that what you tolerate is what you will have. Just a rule of thumb for anyone planning to hatch from what they have. A cockerel is a male chicken under a year of age, a cock is a male chicken a year of age or older. Small breeds are bantams. You may have a bantam cockerel. What some people have encountered with aggressive males is dangerous, a chicken can harm you with its spurs, beak, and wings, but if he is not leaping at you feet first, it probably isn't something to be overly concerned about right now. Be aware. Don't move out of his way, make him move out of your way, when you walk among the flock, to reinforce in his mind that while it is his job to protect the flock when you are not there, you remain the flock leader.![]()
For the person interested in sex links, are you looking for strictly pullets, cockerels, or both? I have a pen that has a heritage-bred Rhode Island Red cockerel over 3 Dominique pullets. If I hatch their eggs, I will have sex linked chicks - reds will be pullets, blacks will be cockerels (which will feather out barred). I have only hatched one so far, am considering hatching more starting next month, if I can find sufficient buyers for the males - they should be decent meat birds, although not ready to process in 8 weeks, more like 12-16. The RIR cockerel is 10 months old and I'd guess he weighs 10 lbs, he is a big fellow. Very calm and kind. I am waiting for some RIR pullets to grow up to join him that are not full siblings, and he was very lonely, so I gave him 3 of Wendell's extra girls and he's been a very happy guy ever since.