More than one rooster?

[Ol Grey Mare]

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[LRH97]

Looks like three boys and a girl to me. Ouch.

 

[donrae]

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Holy Roosters, Batman! Yep, three of those are boys. Make plans now to get rid of them and find some nice hens.

 

[Cknldy]

Okay, not to scare you but with a yound child you may be in trouble with even one roo. Those look like production RIR which are actually a cross of RIR and New Hampshire Red so I don't know if this will hold true for you too but we started out in poultry with RIRs-3 male, 3 female. We left the sweetest boy with the ladies, free ranged the other 2 until they became coon dinner. The free ranged boys with no ladies stayed sweet. Daddy boy was the meanest ever! The last time my son came screaming into the yard (not a small child mind you) was when Mr. Peck got plucked! We had tried all suggestions we could find to no avail. "I'd never be able to kill such a handsome roo" turns into dinner chucked and plucked really fast after attacking your child for no reason other than walking in the yard and leaving scars.

 

[donrae]

Okay, not to scare you but with a yound child you may be in trouble with even one roo. Those look like production RIR which are actually a cross of RIR and New Hampshire Red so I don't know if this will hold true for you too but we started out in poultry with RIRs-3 male, 3 female. We left the sweetest boy with the ladies, free ranged the other 2 until they became coon dinner. The free ranged boys with no ladies stayed sweet. Daddy boy was the meanest ever! The last time my son came screaming into the yard (not a small child mind you) was when Mr. Peck got plucked! We had tried all suggestions we could find to no avail. "I'd never be able to kill such a handsome roo" turns into dinner chucked and plucked really fast after attacking your child for no reason other than walking in the yard and leaving scars.

Isn't that the truth! You just, flat, do NOT MESS with the kids, or momma kills you

sorry, maybe a personal issue or two going on in that realm at the moment.....but it bears out for chickens, also

 

[Rhodeislandred4]

Thanks for all your help! I'm new to this,I'm glad I got those to my friend neighbor whose raising lots of chickens. He told me that I can take them back in case they are roosters and he will give hens. I plan to get rid off the 2 roosters and keep the sweetest one. They are all nice chickens,but suddenly they are starting to becomes mean.