Lone chicken?

[AlexEve]

Hello
I have a couple of 10 week old chickens, one a pullet and one a cockerel. I have to give the rooster away after I receive two new chicks and they grow big enough to go in the coop. However, the new chicks arrive on August 6, and will have to be about 5 weeks old before going in the coop. This means the roo will be about 18 weeks by the time we can give him away, but I’m afraid he will start crowing before then. I absolutely cannot have a crowing rooster, and will have to give him away immediately if he starts to crow. This means the pullet may be alone for a few weeks. If this happens, is it ok for the pullet to be alone? And, what is the youngest age a rooster may start regularly crowing?

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

I tell a lot of people this lol, but get a no crow rooster collar from My Pet Chicken, he won't crow, and you won't have to sell him.

 

[AlexEve]

I tell a lot of people this lol, but get a no crow rooster collar from My Pet Chicken, he won't crow, and you won't have to sell him.

I will definitely be giving him away, as I don’t have the space for one and I know a guy who has a lot of hens and would really like a rooster. Though the collar could be a solution for the rest of the time he stays here!

 

[aart]

How big is your coop?
Dimensions and pics would help here.
Can you brood the chicks in the coop, separated by wire?

Probably better for the pullet to be alone for a few weeks than try to 'strangle' your cockerel.

 

[AlexEve]

How big is your coop?
Dimensions and pics would help here.
Can you brood the chicks in the coop, separated by wire?

Probably better for the pullet to be alone for a few weeks than try to 'strangle' your cockerel.

Coop is 3ft x 3ft x 3ft. Don’t have any pics at the moment. And yea, I don’t think it’s worth the money for the collar when it would only be for a week or two and I can’t have the rooster making any noise whatsoever (even the half crows)

 

[aart]

Coop is 3ft x 3ft x 3ft.

Tight quarters for integrating more birds.

And yea, I don’t think it’s worth the money for the collar when it would only be for a week or two

Not the money, it's the danger of using a collar.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Its not dangerous, there is no shock or anything, you can Google it, perfectly humane.

 

[aart]

Its not dangerous, there is no shock or anything, you can Google it, perfectly humane.

They can be dangerous, I don't need to google,
have read enough horror stories right here on BYC.
To reduce the danger they need to be monitored very closely and adjusted as needed.
Even then, they don't eliminate the crow, only reduce the volume somewhat.

 

[AlexEve]

Tight quarters for integrating more birds.

Not the money, it's the danger of using a collar.

Ok, didn’t know the collar could be dangerous. I’ve also made my coop on the small side so more heat is conserved, as where I live the average temperature in the winter is -20 C, and can get down to -40. 3 will be the maximum amount of birds in the coop

 

[aart]

I’ve also made my coop on the small side so more heat is conserved,

Need good ventilation all year around....makes a coop 'holding heat' moot.
Their feathers hold their heat to stay warm,
they need fresh air and a way for the moist ammonia laden air to escape the coop

as where I live the average temperature in the winter is -20 C, and can get down to -40.

Is that windchill or ambient temp?

Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!