Hello!

[Jslig352]

Hello Jessica and welcome to BYC We are happy you have joined us

Thankyou! I'm so happy this sight exists! So much to learn! I'm really excited

 

[Blue Raptor]

My name is Jessica and I recently became a first time chicken owner 5 weeks ago. I found this sight by googling for pictures of the difference between a roo or hen. I currently have 8 5 week old chicks and they are all different breeds from straight run bin at rural king. At least a couple times a week if not every other day I'm googling hen or roo photos lol .

Welcome to BYC!! Merry Christmas!

 

[Jslig352]

Welcome to BYC!! Merry Christmas!

Thankyou! I actually don't celebrate Christmas but I hope you have a wonderful time with your family!

 

[Blue Raptor]

Thankyou! I actually don't celebrate Christmas but I hope you have a wonderful time with your family!

Oh, sorry! I hope you have a nice month then!

 

[Jslig352]

Oh, sorry! I hope you have a nice month then!

Your good no need to apologize and thankyou!
I hope wherever your located that you and your flock stay warm through this bout of cold weather!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Jessica, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[Jslig352]

Thankyou it's absolutely wonderful to have such helpful chicken people! It's like one ginormous flock! So happy I found this site!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, Jessica and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Very good to know thankyou! What about age do the roos come into breeding?

It varies some try at 12 weeks and the older hens put a stop to that. Some don't even think about it until 5 months or older. I think the average advice is to separate them around 12 to 14 weeks.

 

[Isabella7Storm5]