Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Folly's place]

I'd think so. Our cockerels had white chests and bigger combs by then. But it's been a long time ago...
Mary

 

[fuzzi]

My original 10 at 12 weeks...straight run gave me 7 boys, 3 girls. It's obvious who's the cockerels.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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My original 10 at 12 weeks...straight run gave me 7 boys, 3 girls. It's obvious who's the cockerels.

Wow! I'll try to get a picture of my two when I tuck them in for the night. We've bought 28 pullets of different breeds and it seems every single one is a pullet. I'll be trying to sell a few.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

If anyone is interested, I have a few point of lay pullets for sale. I bought a few too many chicks lol. I wonder how that happened? They are healthy and a couple of them have already laid their first egg. I bought them all from family farm and home. Up for grabs are 3 silver laced Wyandottes, 3 blue Plymouth rocks, 1 each of barred rocks, black Australorp and Easter egger. $15 each or the whole bunch for $90. Price negotiable. Most of the girls were nice enough to do a group photo without me asking them.

 

[1muttsfan]

Fuzzy's speckled Sussex are bantams. I've had them for several years now, and not had one single aggressive male. Even to each other. At one time I had five roosters in a pen with my adult hens, and never saw a single fight.

 

[Folly's place]

Reminding me about bantam SS: I WANT SOME! Just what I need, another breed, but do love the standard SS hens, and would probably also love the banties!
Mary

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

The two speckled Sussex I have . About 8 weeks old. One has a long tail but the other one took a long time to get tail feathers.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Reminding me about bantam SS: I WANT SOME! Just what I need, another breed, but do love the standard SS hens, and would probably also love the banties!
Mary

X2 on SS bantams!
I have standard SS chickens and they’ve always been sweethearts. (Including the roos)

 

[fuzzi]

The two speckled Sussex I have . About 8 weeks old. One has a long tail but the other one took a long time to get tail feathers. View attachment 4196126View attachment 4196128View attachment 4196130View attachment 4196131View attachment 4196134

Long tail is a roo.

 

[fuzzi]

I've only had one aggressive roo, and he's gone . He attacked his own chicks.

Recently my chicken sitter said that Silas pecked his legs, hard, when he entered the coop, but it didn't hurt. Silas was serving notice that he would be protecting his hens and chicks. He doesn't peck me, nor does Zaccheus.

When they were feisty cockerels I just stood and watched their efforts. They gave up. I don't cuddle them, but I tell them what good boys they are, and offer them treats, occasionally. Silas eats his, Zack always tidbits them to his hens.

Zaccheus and Silas before I split the flock. No fights, Zack was Boss.