February/March Grow-a-long

[Flockking]

Yes!

Cool
Can see your boy's getting his black feathers

 

[TheRusticRebel]

Cool
Can see your boy's getting his black feathers

Hes going to be fabulous i specifically picked this breed by how the roosters look

They join a flock of EEs and RIR

 

[Flockking]

Hes going to be fabulous i specifically picked this breed by how the roosters look

They join a flock of EEs and RIR

Looks like you're rooster crazy like me
Would be updated on their growth and initiation into the other flock

 

[NagemTX]

I love the roosters! But they have to be nice or manageable.

 

[Flockking]

I love the roosters! But they have to be nice or manageable.

I believe it's all about upbringing

 

[NagemTX]

I believe it's all about upbringing

I think both yes and no on that. I had 9 total out of my order last year. 3 where I'm going to say high drive. Once they where grown they liked to kick me in the calf. They had no more interaction than the other 6.

They where not super bad cockerells but I didn't have the infrastructure to work on their behavior.

One out of the other 6 bites. Doesn't really attack but I'll be washing waters or moving stuff and he will try to eat a finger if I dont have gloves on or a toe if I'm in flip flops.

Two of them just don't see me as chicken. They listen to me if they are in a pickle. Like if they end up out of the fence and can't get back in but other than that I'm not on their radar.

I have one that is very layed back knows me and just comes around wanting food or is just shadowing the last two.

The last two acknowledge me. One is pretty much head of the flock the other is bottom of the flock. Dean the bottom follows me like a dog and King watches me and let's me know about things he doesn't like and will show me.

They all have their personalities and sometimes those don't mesh with ours. Some of that can be remedied by interactions and teaching and some can not. I was medium hands on with I'm interactions with them. I really don't think the ignore the male works all the time nor does being super hands on. I think it takes evaluating the situation and making judgement calls based on the cockerell or rooster at had and his response to you.

 

[Kikilu]

February and March hatches slowly getting better. Still not totally integrated. Quite a few boys and still haven’t decided who I’m keeping. My two crested are getting picked on (must be in cool at night because I’ve never seen it happen) on the back of their heads so I’m going to try a couple things then will have to decide on a smaller coop build for them or rehome.

 

[Flockking]

I think both yes and no on that. I had 9 total out of my order last year. 3 where I'm going to say high drive. Once they where grown they liked to kick me in the calf. They had no more interaction than the other 6.

They where not super bad cockerells but I didn't have the infrastructure to work on their behavior.

One out of the other 6 bites. Doesn't really attack but I'll be washing waters or moving stuff and he will try to eat a finger if I dont have gloves on or a toe if I'm in flip flops.

Two of them just don't see me as chicken. They listen to me if they are in a pickle. Like if they end up out of the fence and can't get back in but other than that I'm not on their radar.

I have one that is very layed back knows me and just comes around wanting food or is just shadowing the last two.

The last two acknowledge me. One is pretty much head of the flock the other is bottom of the flock. Dean the bottom follows me like a dog and King watches me and let's me know about things he doesn't like and will show me.

They all have their personalities and sometimes those don't mesh with ours. Some of that can be remedied by interactions and teaching and some can not. I was medium hands on with I'm interactions with them. I really don't think the ignore the male works all the time nor does being super hands on. I think it takes evaluating the situation and making judgement calls based on the cockerell or rooster at had and his response to you.

Well like I said upbringing
I don't know how yours is but as for me, so far all the roosters I raised as chicks never had aggressive behavior
Except my last roo who was game
But he wasn't aggressive just didn't like being touched, he would eat from my hand fly on my lap but dodge's away once you try to pet him
Bet if he was in another hands he would be rooster aggressive

 

[Flockking]

Update on survival and crew
Looking beautiful daily

 

[Flockking]

Back again with another update on this pair
Looking beautiful as usual

Not really pleased with the gold around rays chest but we'll see while
survival's still scared by early horrors is always cautious towards everything and everyone