Drakes and Cockerals

[livelaughsmith]

So today I was given a cockerel (I couldn't say no he was possibly going to be taken to market) I have no hens but I do have 2 drake ducks (aylesbury x's) would they get along?, I am eventually going to get some hens for the Poland cockerel I have just got

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Sylviaanne]

You have a Crested Polish?

He's beautiful. And you got him for free? Wow!

I have ducks and chickens. One drake and 2 roosters. The all go their separate ways. The only time they mingle is feeding time. For a while my drake and my Crested Polish went after each other but I guess my rooster tamed the drake cause they don't fight or argue anymore. It's like the ducks have taken over the south side of the yard and the chickens have the north side. Sylvia

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

How old is your Polish? I ask because it looks pretty girly to me. Cockerels typically have a very spiky, crazy looking crest and I'm not seeing any pointy saddle feathers. If it is a pullet, putting it with the drakes will probably be a bad idea!

 

[phalenbeck]

Looks aot like a girl to me. I have had few polish, and am at best a minor expert, but that is a girl.

 

[Sylviaanne]

Looks aot like a girl to me. I have had few polish, and am at best a minor expert, but that is a girl.

Polish cockerels and roosters have spiky do's and the hens and pullets have rounded do's?

If they are pullets and have rounded do's, when do they start rounding off? Thanks.

 

[phalenbeck]

The one on my avatar is a girl My Polish are 5 years old, lots of stuff has been forgot. The bantam boy I had last season was pretty spikey at 2 months. Looks like yours is old enough for at least some spikes.