Young rooster who would be ideal for a free range or partly free range flock. Free for pick up in Austin, TX. Descends from a feral flock, so he is of no particular breed.
His father, Jackie Chan, is very good at his rooster job: he is very vigilant and does an excellent job of protecting the hens from danger. He is not aggressive to us. He is very sweet to the girls, tidbits all the time, and is very attentive to keeping the flock together. He crows, but not much- just a bit in the morning and sometimes when he hears other roosters in the neighborhood.
Last month a hawk attacked one of our hens. I heard our rooster (this little guy's father) scream, and I turned around to see him flying straight up at the hawk, putting himself between the hawk and the hen. It was magnificent! The hawk quickly turned and landed in a tree. Our rooster then screamed again and flew up at the hawk in the tree, at which point the hawk flew away.
Our chickens descend from a flock of feral chickens... alley chickens, we call them. They have been selected by nature to be quick, savvy and to forage well. Our hens are excellent mothers: 100% hatch rate (the four times we have let them go broody). They are pretty good layers. They are small, lean chickens, though- no good for eating. They are happiest when they can forage and roam, they prefer to sleep high in the trees, as they are quite good at flying.
We must find this little guy a good home! We have a small flock and not enough land or hens for two roosters. Like most roosters, his father won't tolerate another rooster, so he should go to a single rooster household.
Like I said- he is a scrawny thing- please, not for eating, not for cockfighting.
His father is in the picture- this little guy has the exact same coloring and body type. He will reach sexual maturity in a month or two. He has not started crowing yet.
We are in central east Austin.
His father, Jackie Chan, is very good at his rooster job: he is very vigilant and does an excellent job of protecting the hens from danger. He is not aggressive to us. He is very sweet to the girls, tidbits all the time, and is very attentive to keeping the flock together. He crows, but not much- just a bit in the morning and sometimes when he hears other roosters in the neighborhood.
Last month a hawk attacked one of our hens. I heard our rooster (this little guy's father) scream, and I turned around to see him flying straight up at the hawk, putting himself between the hawk and the hen. It was magnificent! The hawk quickly turned and landed in a tree. Our rooster then screamed again and flew up at the hawk in the tree, at which point the hawk flew away.
Our chickens descend from a flock of feral chickens... alley chickens, we call them. They have been selected by nature to be quick, savvy and to forage well. Our hens are excellent mothers: 100% hatch rate (the four times we have let them go broody). They are pretty good layers. They are small, lean chickens, though- no good for eating. They are happiest when they can forage and roam, they prefer to sleep high in the trees, as they are quite good at flying.
We must find this little guy a good home! We have a small flock and not enough land or hens for two roosters. Like most roosters, his father won't tolerate another rooster, so he should go to a single rooster household.
Like I said- he is a scrawny thing- please, not for eating, not for cockfighting.
His father is in the picture- this little guy has the exact same coloring and body type. He will reach sexual maturity in a month or two. He has not started crowing yet.
We are in central east Austin.
