Could Tammy be a Timmy?! 😬

[New_Chicken_Tender]

If these cockerels are both very young, do keep them and see how they each develop. One may turn into a jerk, and be gone, or both may be wonderful, and work out together. or anything in between. Give it time...
Mary

Thank you, I most certainly will!
Both cockerels came home the same day from the pullet bin at TSC, of course!

 

[Folly's place]

One glorious year we got four cockerels and one pullet from a pullet bin!
Mary

 

[Sammi_0411]

Yup first a pullet second a roo handsome fella

 

[black_cat]

One glorious year we got four cockerels and one pullet from a pullet bin!
Mary

Sounds like TSC in a nutshell.

 

[Flockincrazy]

I was afraid of that. So I'm new to chickens--I'm guessing more than one rooster is not ideal? He's such a nice little guy that it'll be hard to let him go, but it is what it is.

Just because you have 2cockerals doesn't mean a thing I have 8roos in my main coop with no issues as long as you have enough pullets/hens for both your good

 

[New_Chicken_Tender]

One glorious year we got four cockerels and one pullet from a pullet bin!
Mary

I'm feeling it's time to go with sex link breeds

Just because you have 2cockerals doesn't mean a thing I have 8roos in my main coop with no issues as long as you have enough pullets/hens for both your good

Very reassuring to hear this!

 

[black_cat]

I'm feeling it's time to go with breeds

Very reassuring to hear this!

I think that you'll have much more luck at a hatchery over a breeder or TSC, because TSC employees don't know what they're doing, and you can usually only get straight run chicks from breeders.

 

[New_Chicken_Tender]

Yup first a pullet second a roo handsome fella

☺ I got pretty lucky to end up with him, I figure!

 

[New_Chicken_Tender]

One glorious year we got four cockerels and one pullet from a pullet bin!
Mary

I have a feeling that'll be me next time we try to pick up more!

 

[Folly's place]

Good hatcheries do better sexing the chicks, although that's still no sure thing. Occasionally we've gotten unexpected cockerels ordering pullets only, although usually we order straight run, and hope to get a reasonable number of pullets.
Twice over many years the wrong breed was sent, and both hatcheries made good on the orders. Both times by sending more chicks, a mixed blessing.
Mary