Dutch chicken

[Learningstill]

I suggest you check out the APA and/or ABA standard. You really need to wait until they are about 8-10 months old at least to pick the best to keep for a breeder. They need to molt a couple times and come into their mature form.

Okay, thanks. I wanted to double check that would still apply considering the earlobe differences. Hopefully, the three Roos can make it that long without too many issues

 

[Gray Farms]

Sibling males that are raised together usually get a long fine as long as they haven't been slit up. They're pecking order has been established for a long time so they usually don't fight much. I would suggest not putting any females in with them though. This will also help in keeping them complacent with each other.

 

[Learningstill]

Sibling males that are raised together usually get a long fine as long as they haven't been slit up. They're pecking order has been established for a long time so they usually don't fight much. I would suggest not putting any females in with them though. This will also help in keeping them complacent with each other.

Thank you so much for the advice! Unfortunately, we only have one coop Do you think it will be okay until we can build something in the spring? If not, our 4h leader offered to take one until Fair time this summer, so I guess that is what we'll have to do.
Just to clarify, these were a surprise from our wonderful leader, so we were not prepared for this hence the position we are in. Currently, they don't seem to be fighting other than when one boy annoys another too much and they hash it out for a min and then it seems to fade away. One of the roos (the most underdeveloped of the three) loves to pick fights