hens acting like roosters?

[sourland]

Weird, old for sure, but 'smart'?

 

[cybrchick]

Here are the americaunas

We were told americaunas didnt start laying til 30 weeks about and also dont lay daily. But for the last 4 days we have gotten 4 very small blue eggs. My son (works on the chicken farm) says he thinks both are laying since we getting 1 egg a day and they are still very small. Hmm.

 

[cybrchick]

How about my delewares? Both roos ?

 

[my sunwolf]

Yep, the RIRs are roosters and the white (Delware?) is a rooster. Your two "Americana" pullets are going to have a hard time of it if they're the only hens in the coop with 3 roosters.

 

[cybrchick]

Those are 2 different delewares. It wouldnt let me today upload 2 sep pics.

 

[sourland]

Sorry, but both Delawares are roosters.

The good news is that, indeed, both EE are pullets.

 

[cybrchick]

Dear heavems. Out of these 7 chickens, 5 are roos! and when I asked awhile back on the gender breeding page, of our 3 youngers, 2 are roos! 1 of those is an americauna as well. So only our amers are pullets. Hip hip horray. Time to start over. *sigh*

 

[cybrchick]

Great. Now the secret is out somehow so 5 of the 7 are all displaying roo behavior this am, and 4 are crowing! (Up til yesterday only 2 were). Sigh.

until we butcher is it ok to continue to leave the 2 hens in the same coop? Or should we move them to the chicken tractor w the younger birds? We did that one night, and 1 hid all night under the box walkway. Then the next am both immediately went back to the other group. So we just put them back.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Haha.
Just keep the calmest, nicest roo. Then butcher the rest. They make good eating ^^
I should take pity on you and send you a few of our pullets xD 19 weeks, not a single egg from 20 + 'good' egg layers, LOL. I mean, c'mon, our last batch had a FEW layers at 19 weeks. Gaaah!
Not many chickens are known for laying at 30 weeks, only ones are the ornamental. They're young and should start laying bigger eggs soon.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

(Gah wont let me edit my voice)

I would put the hens in with the smaller chicks, if the Roos aren't tearing up they're backs then it should be fine for a night, but I would move them just to be safe.

I love that first deleware with the barred tail <3