So we got a 6 wk old Buff Orpington who we still haven't figured out it's gender but its acting way different than the others.
He/She:
-Keeps attacking me whenever I reach into the brooder to change the water/food container.
-pecks the others as if doing the pecking order.
-stands near one and acts like it's protecting her or keeping watch.
-More hyper than the others.
-Likes to fly out of the brooder whenever I open it up to do what I need.
Is it possible that it may be showing cockerel behavior and I'm just not realizing?
Our past roosters didn't really show behavior, just had the looks of a rooster and eventually crowed.
In case you want to check out my post about the buff orpington and help me figure out the gender:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cockerel-right-picture-comparison.1279483/
The chicks are 6 weeks and will be 7 weeks old on Saturday.
He/She:
-Keeps attacking me whenever I reach into the brooder to change the water/food container.
-pecks the others as if doing the pecking order.
-stands near one and acts like it's protecting her or keeping watch.
-More hyper than the others.
-Likes to fly out of the brooder whenever I open it up to do what I need.
Is it possible that it may be showing cockerel behavior and I'm just not realizing?
Our past roosters didn't really show behavior, just had the looks of a rooster and eventually crowed.
In case you want to check out my post about the buff orpington and help me figure out the gender:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/cockerel-right-picture-comparison.1279483/
The chicks are 6 weeks and will be 7 weeks old on Saturday.