I think I already know the answer....

[coltssuperbowl83]

is penguin a boy too?

three months old

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Yes, that is a cockerel.

 

[coltssuperbowl83]

I give up.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

I give up.

Why and on what? Can you keep him?

 

[coltssuperbowl83]

Yea, just realized nine of eleven Bantams ended up being roosters. I can keep them but that many roosters may not be a good time...

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

That is pretty bad! How many hens do you have? Probably not enough to keep that many roosters...

 

[coltssuperbowl83]

I don't know honestly. I have about sixty chickens all together........ I have' t sat down and counted yet......

 

[coltssuperbowl83]

Napolean, King, Prince, Jailbird, Griffin, Cheer, Luke, Matthew, Elijah, Penguin, Heathcliff, Mr. Rochester, Mr. Pat, Kernel.....
So about 14 roosters out of about sixty chickens all together....... is that too many roos?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Are the other approximately 46 chickens adult hens or pullets? Are your chickens free range?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

You could probably keep eight or nine roosters with that many hens, though it is pushing it. But I think fourteen is too many. That would only be about three hens to a rooster.