Easter Egger club!

[kenzier093]

Hen or Roo??

pretty sure hen

 

[kaseythomas86]

pretty sure hen

Good I hope so!

 

[sahmhomesteader]

I posted a couple days ago about a gorgeous EE roo my friend's dad is giving away. Well last night I acquired 4 more 11.5 week old pullets. 2 golden laced wyandottes and 2 EEs.

I now have 6 hens (EEs,speckled sussex, barred rocks, golden comet) and 14 11.5-12 week old pullets (EEs, GLWs, black australorps, barred rocks).

That will equal 20 hens. I have only ONE EE cockerel also 12 weeks. I am concerned I do not have enough roos for my free range situation. We already lost one chick to hawk several weeks ago. I have never had chickens before this flock, and my first roo experience started 12 weeks ago lol.

Should I go ahead and take the free EE roo from my friend? Will he try to fight with or kill my cockerel? With 10 ladies a piece will they be okay or is that not enough per roo?

My EE cockerel has already accepted the new pullets as his own, and although they are separated by chicken wire, was quite upset that I was messing with them this morning. They of course are scared from the move.

Any help you all could provide would be great. I posted here since the 2 roos in question are EEs and a considerable amount of the flock are EEs.

 

[cabinchicky]

Kaseythomas, I am wrong on the Fester looking like yours,sorry. his head was charcoal too. Your chick looks like a pullet I lost to a raccoon.

 

[FVRM]

I posted a couple days ago about a gorgeous EE roo my friend's dad is giving away. Well last night I acquired 4 more 11.5 week old pullets. 2 golden laced wyandottes and 2 EEs.

I now have 6 hens (EEs,speckled sussex, barred rocks, golden comet) and 14 11.5-12 week old pullets (EEs, GLWs, black australorps, barred rocks).

That will equal 20 hens. I have only ONE EE cockerel also 12 weeks. I am concerned I do not have enough roos for my free range situation. We already lost one chick to hawk several weeks ago. I have never had chickens before this flock, and my first roo experience started 12 weeks ago lol.

Should I go ahead and take the free EE roo from my friend? Will he try to fight with or kill my cockerel? With 10 ladies a piece will they be okay or is that not enough per roo?

My EE cockerel has already accepted the new pullets as his own, and although they are separated by chicken wire, was quite upset that I was messing with them this morning. They of course are scared from the move.

Any help you all could provide would be great. I posted here since the 2 roos in question are EEs and a considerable amount of the flock are EEs.

Cockerels do better when they have been raised together since chicks. You would have to see if they get along. The minimum amount of hens for a rooster is 5. At first the Roos will fight to stablish pecking order, just make sure it doesn't get too bloody and it's best to introduce them at night in the coop or when they free range.

 

[sahmhomesteader]

Cockerels do better when they have been raised together since chicks. You would have to see if they get along. The minimum amount of hens for a rooster is 5. At first the Roos will fight to stablish pecking order, just make sure it doesn't get too bloody and it's best to introduce them at night in the coop or when they free range.

I forgot to mention the other roo is 2yrs old. Will that make a difference? Will the new roo try to take some of the younger chicks right now or will he stick to the 6 older hens? Sorry for all the questions...

 

[CarolinaHen]

Bantam EE chicks just hatched!! Way too adorable!

 

[hosspak]

I forgot to mention the other roo is 2yrs old. Will that make a difference? Will the new roo try to take some of the younger chicks right now or will he stick to the 6 older hens? Sorry for all the questions...

I had 2 roo's together; one BCM and one Rhode Island. They never really looked at each other even while being kept in a 12 by 24 run. I say go for it and make all the girls happy.

 

[kaseythomas86]

Kaseythomas, I am wrong on the Fester looking like yours,sorry. his head was charcoal too. Your chick looks like a pullet I lost to a raccoon.

Oh good maybe it's a hen! (Sorry about loosing your hen)

 

[FVRM]

I forgot to mention the other roo is 2yrs old. Will that make a difference? Will the new roo try to take some of the younger chicks right now or will he stick to the 6 older hens? Sorry for all the questions...

The new roo will prefer the older hens. And the older roo will fight him to keep his position and even if the old roo doesn't want to fight him, the younger will probably try his luck and start the fight.

I have two Roos in a small pen one is a bantam and one is a standard. The bantam tried to be the top rooster and got beat up, so now he is somewhat of an outcast. He hides behind the coop all day because he is scared of the other roo. I'm planning on separating them because there are too few hens and the pen is way to small for two Roos.

If you free range Roos split the hens into different groups and go their separate ways.