Frizzle bantam roo questions!

[petesgirl]

One of my 3 new frizzles started to crow this morning! I had all girls until him, and have a mixture of breeds. large and small that are all friendly to each other. The 3 new frizzles pretty much keep to themselves. Will this change? Will the roo try to mate with the older bigger gals eventually? The newbies are so cute and run around together, but I really did not want any roo's. I couldn't imagine just rehoming the roo only, he seems so bonded to the other two. Do they typically do ok going to another house with new hens? Will the 2 other newbies do ok without him? What if 2 of the newbies are roos? 2 of them have more developed crowns than the third one, but I have only heard one crow and that one is bigger than both of the other 2. Could you see anybody wanting a frizzle bantam roo that would not eat him? I would love to keep him, but wjat about fertilized eggs? Sounds like it really isn't a big deal/

 

[Member 151789]

well, this is your decision. the roo is eventually going to try to breed with the hens and you will have some fertilized eggs. if you want a lot of chicks to take care of go ahead. but if you don't have the room and time. don't take a chance. i would take him to a nearby farm supply to re-home him or give him to a trustworthy owner. you might be able to get a buck or two out of him because frizzles are very well desired and rare breeds.

good luck!
Caohorse

 

[petesgirl]

Thanks! I was just watching them all and they are pretty cute. It seems like the old gals are strutting their stuff in front of him! He only wants to hang with the other newbies right now. He is a white bantam frizzle and the other two are black bantam frizzles, one has a pot of white on each wing, very cute, and they run around so quickly! Always in a hurry to get that next bug! I would have a hard time re-homing him, but I will see how it works out. I do not want to hatch any and do collect eggs once or twice a day. I also read that you should not breed a frizzle to a frizzle, that it makes their feathers weak or something like that. It is pretty rural where I live so roosters are not a big deal, seems like I hear a lot of them around.

 

[leadwolf1]

As long as you collect eggs regularly there is no greater chance of having chicks then if you don't have a rooster. I've had a rooster in with my girls for over a year and have never had any unwanted chicks. Roosters make great flock guardians and they are just wonderful to watch take care of their hens. If it were me, I'd keep him!

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

Fertilized eggs are really not a problem unless you have hens that go broody a lot. Even then, just collect the eggs more often so you don't get any unwanted chicks. Fertilized eggs taste the same and can be eaten just the same. The only thing that is different is that they have a little white dot on the yolk which is the embryo. As far as the rooster goes, I can see lots of people wanting a bantam frizzle roo as a pet and not to eat. I had 3 people interested in my frizzle roo and he is now in a great new home with 3 little hens. I would recommend you to someday keep a rooster even if it's not this one or now. Here is why: roosters give you chicks, protect their hens and will give their lives for them, and they are majestic and beautiful. I can't imagine never having gotten a rooster. It is true that you should never breed a frizzle to a frizzle. That would make frazzles which have bad feather quality and can end up almost bald from breakage. Congrats on your youngsters! I bet they are adorable! Your little frizzle hens will make great moms if you change your mind and someday want chicks.