Ashb0429
Chirping
- Jul 10, 2020
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Hello All!
Succesfully have our first flock out in the coop for several months. They’re a straight run of mixed bantams and LF including Buff Cochin and Blue Andulsians, Speckled Sussex, Silkies and D’uccles. Quite the mix bag.
Sadly we did not fair well in the pullet vs cockerel lotto and have to cull about 5 cockerels from the flock. Two made the decision easy by attacking one of the kids and the other was insanely mean to the pulleys.
The hard part is: I’ve got four Buff Cochins That are absolutely sweet cockerels up to this point. They’re about 5 months old so I know they could switch behaviors at the 6-8mo mark from what I’ve read.
My question is: Can I afford to be that rooster heavy for another couple months or will it delay the hens in laying from the stress? If now is the time to cull, any pointers? I’ve heard keep the ones that are nice to the girls and humans but so far 4 fit that bill and I have enough hens to only justify keeping 2.
Succesfully have our first flock out in the coop for several months. They’re a straight run of mixed bantams and LF including Buff Cochin and Blue Andulsians, Speckled Sussex, Silkies and D’uccles. Quite the mix bag.
Sadly we did not fair well in the pullet vs cockerel lotto and have to cull about 5 cockerels from the flock. Two made the decision easy by attacking one of the kids and the other was insanely mean to the pulleys.
The hard part is: I’ve got four Buff Cochins That are absolutely sweet cockerels up to this point. They’re about 5 months old so I know they could switch behaviors at the 6-8mo mark from what I’ve read.
My question is: Can I afford to be that rooster heavy for another couple months or will it delay the hens in laying from the stress? If now is the time to cull, any pointers? I’ve heard keep the ones that are nice to the girls and humans but so far 4 fit that bill and I have enough hens to only justify keeping 2.