Integrating new pullets and a cockerel with my other cockerel?

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Oh, yes. It varies with the individual bird, but hormones start really kicking in around 4 months on most birds, regardless of breed. Has he started crowing yet? I have a friend whose Silkie cockerel started crowing at 4 weeks.

Wow, my silkie started around five months, crowing and chasing the hens… that’s how I found out ghost was a hen and not a rooster

 

[Aunt Angus]

And at 6-8 months, your other cockerel is still hormonal, too.

My 3.5 yo rooster is a Sebright who weighs 1 lb. So I get that concern!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Sorry to keep replying, but I thought I'd ask how many females you have. When I had 2 males, I had 19 females. It still wasn't enough for them - haha! And the cockerel I rehomed needed more space. He now has 5 acres. I only have 3.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Sorry to keep replying, but I thought I'd ask how many females you have. When I had 2 males, I had 19 females. It still wasn't enough for them - haha! And the cockerel I rehomed needed more space. He now has 5 acres. I only have 3.

No need to apologize!
Right now I have 12, only 11 outside but I’ll be moving her back outside soon, I’ll be getting more over time, I plan to get two more from Chickapalooza and maybe one from the flock with the roo, my chickens have about 3 acres since the neighbors like having them roam their yards too, one feeds them old food like meat or bread and the other hand feeds them sunflower seeds

 

[3KillerBs]

Really? Normal roos hit it that soon? I got used to my silkie roo… which as mush people know silkies take much longer to mature

My Blue Australorps and the Australorp crosses are rather fast maturing. I've had them start getting rowdy around 12 weeks -- when their saddles are coming in -- and trying to breed the hens (and in one case with a BA x FCM succeeding in mating a particularly docile hen before 16 weeks).

Sorry to keep replying, but I thought I'd ask how many females you have. When I had 2 males, I had 19 females. It still wasn't enough for them - haha! And the cockerel I rehomed needed more space. He now has 5 acres. I only have 3.

I had 2 boys with 21 hens and had bare backs on some of the favorites. Different roosters put different amounts of "rooster wear" on their girls.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

My Blue Australorps and the Australorp crosses are rather fast maturing. I've had them start getting rowdy around 12 weeks -- when their saddles are coming in -- and trying to breed the hens (and in one case with a BA x FCM succeeding in mating a particularly docile hen before 16 weeks).



I had 2 boys with 21 hens and had bare backs on some of the favorites. Different roosters put different amounts of "rooster wear" on their girls.

I had one roo and only one of my hens had not a bare back… he was kinda agressive

 

[3KillerBs]

I had one roo and only one of my hens had not a bare back… he was kinda agressive

Some males seem to be klutzy and others more adroit.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Some males seem to be klutzy and others more adroit.

Chickens definitely have fun personalities, like Kia is terrified of all my 1-4yr hens and totally freezes when he gets close to them

 

[3KillerBs]

Chickens definitely have fun personalities, like Kia is terrified of all my 1-4yr hens and totally freezes when he gets close to them

It's interesting to watch a maturing cockerel winning over the hens to allow him to mate.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

It's interesting to watch a maturing cockerel winning over the hens to allow him to mate.

Definitely, the hens make sure he’s scared of them, think they learned they need too after cowboy.

Can’t wait till I can hatch eggs though… I have two Easter eggers so I’ll finally have some silkie EEs