Hi all, I'm not sure where to post this....

[veronica2368]

Hi all, I have never posted in here like this, but I got some lovely "pullets" a few months ago, and it turns out, suprise suprise, that I think I have one for sure, maybe 2 roosters. One is a lovely barred rock...curvy tail feathers, he is also getting big, and has hackle feathers making an appearance. The other is a possible RIR roo....a little slower on the testosterone making itself known...but I am seeing some tail feathers that are curving a little bit and there are some with hints of dark green.
They are lovely birds, but my chickens live in a run, and 2 of my girls are 8 years old and I do not want to subject them to being jumped by a rooster.....not at hteir age....they have had a peaceful life.....I also don't want them to live with the hens in run where they can jump them all day...we can't free range, so I don't think it would be fair to the girls.
So....I need to find a nice home for these boys....I live in central pa...near harrisburg and carlisle.
Thanks very much,
Veronica

 

[crittersitter]

If you go back to the index and post this in the for sale section, you will get more responses. You could also try rehoming them on craigslist.

 

[gryeyes]

Don't be too fast to re-home the RIR. I learned the pullets have beetle black/green feathers in their tail, and they do have a bit of a comb. If I hadn't read up on the breed, I would have thought mine was turning into a cockerel. She's not.

Is yours crowing? That would show up long before you should expect eggs. That's always the most reliable test, IMHO.

 

[veronica2368]

well, theres no crowing yet, I'm trying to keep an eye on the hackle feathers.....I did have a RIR that passed away last year at the age of seven...and she had a big comb too...and so do my buff orps...so I will watch and see... we think they are about 20 weeks old...roughly..no crowing at all....the BR is definitely a roo...I've never see a hen with those curvy tail feathers. lol
veronica

 

[dee88]

If hens, they'll start laying soon, if roosters, they'll crow!!! 20 weeks is about the time they start doing something! Give it some time.

 

[gritsar]

As an alternative, if you really like these two cockerels, you could make them a bachelor pad. Roosters aren't fussy about their housing.