Meet Brownie (LeghornXMarans olive egger) and Tigger (white Ameraucana), 5-month-old cockerels originally purchased in March 2019 at the Escondido Hawthorne store. These guys were in the pullet runs, and it's just our luck to have picked boys from a whole tub of girls. Now we've got 3 roosters, 9 hens - a mixed flock of bantams and regulars, and too much testosterone incarnate to deal with, hence this post.
Will deliver anywhere within San Diego and Riverside County (California).
All chicks at Hawthorne come pre-vaccinated for Marek's, and we have not applied any other vaccines to them. Aside from pasty butts, they haven't been sick with anything so far. Both guys need their own flock to tend to, preferably with most hens at regular size - they're kind of big.
Brownie.
Got him as a cute brown chick (so much for an autosexing hy-breed). 4 weeks into, lo and behold there's this odd and somewhat melodic attempt at crowing. He loved hopping onto our arms and hanging out with us as a chick, and will still jump onto the arm if cornered, but his preference is to chase after the girls and look for anything food-related. Very intelligent, loves to cuddle (if cornered and manhandled), and has mastered the puppy eye look while in the pen. Very calm.. until he sees one of the girls.
Tigger.
Started off as a very timid chick with a musical note marking on his face; was kicked around by pretty much all other chicks, even bannies. Kept us guessing even after the tell-tale triple-row pea comb showed up and plumage became all blotchy and shiny. Heck, even now he acts like a hen sometimes (see the first picture of him). He's Ameraucana as described: flighty, spooky, jumpy; and also silly and sometime clumsy. It was quite hard to make him pose for a photo. He's very much a ladies man, although my favorite Ameraucana hen, Hawky, thinks he's got ways to go in the art of courtship. She doesn't miss any opportunities to show him who's boss.
As far as aggressiveness goes, they'd squawk at snakes and mocking birds, but other than that, they're lovers (too affectionate at times), not fighters.
Will deliver anywhere within San Diego and Riverside County (California).
All chicks at Hawthorne come pre-vaccinated for Marek's, and we have not applied any other vaccines to them. Aside from pasty butts, they haven't been sick with anything so far. Both guys need their own flock to tend to, preferably with most hens at regular size - they're kind of big.
Brownie.
Got him as a cute brown chick (so much for an autosexing hy-breed). 4 weeks into, lo and behold there's this odd and somewhat melodic attempt at crowing. He loved hopping onto our arms and hanging out with us as a chick, and will still jump onto the arm if cornered, but his preference is to chase after the girls and look for anything food-related. Very intelligent, loves to cuddle (if cornered and manhandled), and has mastered the puppy eye look while in the pen. Very calm.. until he sees one of the girls.
Tigger.
Started off as a very timid chick with a musical note marking on his face; was kicked around by pretty much all other chicks, even bannies. Kept us guessing even after the tell-tale triple-row pea comb showed up and plumage became all blotchy and shiny. Heck, even now he acts like a hen sometimes (see the first picture of him). He's Ameraucana as described: flighty, spooky, jumpy; and also silly and sometime clumsy. It was quite hard to make him pose for a photo. He's very much a ladies man, although my favorite Ameraucana hen, Hawky, thinks he's got ways to go in the art of courtship. She doesn't miss any opportunities to show him who's boss.
As far as aggressiveness goes, they'd squawk at snakes and mocking birds, but other than that, they're lovers (too affectionate at times), not fighters.
