Help... do we have ANOTHER rooster???

[samkost]

wait, how much roos do you have that you know of?

We have one confirmed besides Patti, total of 15 chickens including the roos

 

[samkost]

That's definitely a cockerel, and one of the things you can look at are the legs to figure out if they are actually an Ameraucana instead of an Easter Egger. Ameraucanas have blue/slate legs. It's not fool proof but if they don't have blue/slate legs they aren't an Ameraucana.

Her legs are green

 

[samkost]

Yes you can. I hatch out hundreds of chicks every year of which around half will be males which originally I put them in Chick/grow-out coops and pens. When the cockerels start harassing the pullets I move them to bachelor coops and pens. Rarely, but it has happened when most of the males will gang up on one male but again it is rare. These are some of my Rhode Island Red cockerels in bachelor coops and pens.View attachment 2636370View attachment 2636371

 

[samkost]

Yes you can. I hatch out hundreds of chicks every year of which around half will be males which originally I put them in Chick/grow-out coops and pens. When the cockerels start harassing the pullets I move them to bachelor coops and pens. Rarely, but it has happened when most of the males will gang up on one male but again it is rare. These are some of my Rhode Island Red cockerels in bachelor coops and pens.View attachment 2636370View attachment 2636371

Thank you! We have just confirmed yet another roo That takes our total to 3

 

[MetroMutt]

Hi, I’m new to raising chickens. This is our first experience in raising chicks. Patti is 11 weeks old and we’re thinking we might have ANOTHER rooster. We were also told she is an Ameracauna chick, not sure if that’s right either.

Im still a beginner with sexing but how I tell is if they are starting to get spurs, we have 2 easter egger chicks at the farm I volunteer on who both have crossed beaks; I believe ones a pullet and ones a cockrel as the cockrel has little bumps where spurs are forming

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Im still a beginner with sexing but how I tell is if they are starting to get spurs, we have 2 easter egger chicks at the farm I volunteer on who both have crossed beaks; I believe ones a pullet and ones a cockrel as the cockrel has little bumps where spurs are forming

That’s a good tip! Although I’m not sure if it’s entirely accurate... how old are you talking about the chicken being? Because I have 8 week chicks, and some are sex linked (some are 100% girls) and they have those spur bumps.

I also have a hen (yes, a hen, I’ve seen her lay an egg) who has 1-2 inch spurs... though they’re not sharp.

 

[samkost]

That’s a good tip! Although I’m not sure if it’s entirely accurate... how old are you talking about the chicken being? Because I have 8 week chicks, and some are sex linked (some are 100% girls) and they have those spur bumps.

I also have a hen (yes, a hen, I’ve seen her lay an egg) who has 1-2 inch spurs... though they’re not sharp.

When do they start getting Spurs?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

When do they start getting Spurs?

I’m not a hundred percent sure... very early though, I think. But as I don’t really know, I don’t want to give a guess and it be wrong.

 

[MetroMutt]

That’s a good tip! Although I’m not sure if it’s entirely accurate... how old are you talking about the chicken being? Because I have 8 week chicks, and some are sex linked (some are 100% girls) and they have those spur bumps.

I also have a hen (yes, a hen, I’ve seen her lay an egg) who has 1-2 inch spurs... though they’re not sharp.

Oh im sure its not full proof, not sure how old either as they were surrendered to where I volunteer and if I dont ask usually dont get told anything about new arrivals, the two are just old enough to where they are starting to make awkward teenage noises, they still do the baby peeps but also some clucking at times

Also all 4 of me hens have "spur bumps" so for sure its not full proof! For younger ones its usually a good indicator for me though

 

[demonic]

Ugh... I was afraid of that! Can you keep more than one rooster if they were raised together?

If you have 13 hens with 2 roos you might be able to keep them. I had 2 Roos with 6 hens and the roos got along fine but they abused the hens so we had to get rid of them. With 13 hens that should be good enough but you still should be prepared to get rid of them in case your Roos start acting up. Hens come first!