Dude looks like a lady.....

[wegotchickens]

Some people hide the roo in the garage until the neighbors have all gone to work.
Some keep them in a cat carrier so that they can't stand up enough to crow.


Maybe you can keep him long enough to have some chicks???

 

[silkiechicken]

If no roo's is because of noise, you can always put the guy in a dog crate in the garage covered up for the night and let him out with the ladies only in the day.

 

[scbatz33]

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My roo crows all day - that wouldn't work in my world.

 

[swordgeek]

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Ditto, I have no idea why he does this, and it drives me nuts. Maybe he just can't see what's making noises all around him due to that silly hairdo?

 

[scbatz33]

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Ditto, I have no idea why he does this, and it drives me nuts. Maybe he just can't see what's making noises all around him due to that silly hairdo?

When our first boys got big enough to crow, they did it all the time. My BIL said - don't they know how to tell time? It's just a misconception that they only crow in the morning. They crow for LOTS of reasons all day long!

 

[kano]

He doesn't look like a lady. He looks like a young rooster.

 

[tuesdays chicks]

how recently did his comb grow out because my brahma looks like your pullet in the face but I still think its a boy.

 

[chickensarethenewblack]

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We have only heard him crowing in the morning, but that's not necessarily an indication of his habits... we don't inhabit the backyard all day and night. We will probably try the the crate idea to help keep him safe from the authorities until we can find him a home. I don't have a crate, but I'm thinking a cardboard box with some holes and a grate on front might do... ghetto, yes - but we kind of live in the ghetto so it's mildly appropriate.

 

[chickensarethenewblack]

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His comb started to get more distinct from his sister maybe three weeks ago, and near as I can figure he is ~20 weeks old.

You know, it's funny. We spent all day outside working in the yard with them Sunday, no crowing or trying to sex up the ladies. Then poof! Overnight he's all pubescent, crowing and rape-y.