Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Chickin Fairy]

This morning one of our thirteen week old cockerels tried crowing for the first time! Love it! Two more to go, soon, I'll bet. The earliest developing cockerel, the EE, hasn't opened up yet, it was one of the Australorps.
Mary

I love that first crow. It's always so cute. I'm always surprised at the age. My first rooster crowed at 7 weeks old.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

This morning one of our thirteen week old cockerels tried crowing for the first time! Love it! Two more to go, soon, I'll bet. The earliest developing cockerel, the EE, hasn't opened up yet, it was one of the Australorps.
Mary

I love hearing a rooster crow. I was happy when my cockerel started actually crowing instead of screaming like a girl. I sure missed that sound. Now I have to wait and hope that one of the little speckled Sussex pullets is actually a cockerel What are the odds that every single pullet that I got from the farm store are actually all pullets???

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Well, we leave early Monday morning headed to the UP for our trip.
I have no idea what to pack, so I’m taking summer and fall clothes.

Have a safe and wonderful trip!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Thank you! Will definitely be taking pictures.
Tomorrow, hubby and I are celebrating twenty five years of marriage.

 

[fuzzi]

I love hearing a rooster crow. I was happy when my cockerel started actually crowing instead of screaming like a girl. I sure missed that sound. Now I have to wait and hope that one of the little speckled Sussex pullets is actually a cockerel What are the odds that every single pullet that I got from the farm store are actually all pullets???

Want one of mine?

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Want one of mine?


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Sure

 

[fuzzi]

Sure

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I'd come get one if it wasn't so far away. I haven't been to NC since my Daddy's funeral 20 + some years ago.
I just "discovered" the speckled Sussex breed when I saw them at the farm store. I'd never heard of them before and had to do a little research and I liked what I read. I'll plan on adding more to my flock over the years.

 

[Folly's place]

We've had SS for a long time, and love the hens. Roosters have been more difficult, from three different sources years ago. I wanted to have a small breeding group, and found that half were polite, and half were human aggressive. Naturally the smaller cockerels were nice, and the up to standard sized birds weren't good at all. Since out last cockerel 'bit the dust', we've enjoyed having hens only of this breed.
May you have better success!
Mary

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Wouldn't I be able to tell if one is a cockerel at 10 weeks old?