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SilverBirds said:
Welcome to BYC!

The three birds in the front of your photo are all boys. The one next to the EE might also be a cockerel.
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Sadly, I agree with @SilverBirds. Develop a plan for what you will do with the cockerels.
 
Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies! I always check in the "What's New" section as well at the top of this page. This way I can read how I may have a similar question or help give some advice.
 
margiejoe said:
Hello! Thanks for adding me to your community.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes! My first group of chickens are currently 2 months old 😍
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
8
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have 2 Lavender Marans, 4 Double silver laced Barnevelders, 1 Aracauna, and 1 who appears to be a mix and not sure what he is but he hatched from a blue egg!
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I just like hanging out with the chickens! They are my friends. They are so funny and keep me entertained.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Running, kids sports on the weekends, sometimes going to church, and just generally being outside!
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
We are a family of 5 living in the Atlanta suburbs. My 6 year old son has decided he wants to be a farmer and so he inspired us to get chickens. So far most of the work has been done by myself and my husband though! We have 2 dogs (a Boykin spaniel and a Brittany Spaniel) and a grouchy orange cat. My husband and I both work from home so we get to hang out with our chickens a lot throughout the day.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
A lot of the questions about chickens that I've been googling have led me to your site! I thought that you guys might be able to help me ID the sex of some of my chickens and help with some other advice.
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Welcome to BYC!!
 
SilverBirds said:
Welcome to BYC!

The three birds in the front of your photo are all boys. The one next to the EE might also be a cockerel.
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Hi! Thank you! Yep I know the two marans and the barnevelder up front are boys. I have another barnevelder I am positive is a female (not the one in the photo), but then I have two that I am unsure of! I was going to post some pictures and ask! The one you id'd as an easter egger was my mystery chicken!! So thank you for that lol. I also don't know his/her sex. They don't have a large comb but their tail feathers are suspicious.
 
janiedoe said:
Welcome to BYC! Do you have a plan for the cockerels? If you plan on keeping them for a while, you might want to pull them from the pullet pen, right away, and house them separately. They are more likely to get along that way.
Good luck with your flock!
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Thank you! So the original plan was to have the breeder re home them, because I cannot keep cockerels where I live (city law). But, I have a predicament, because it's looking like almost all of them are male! I have only 1 that I know for sure is a female, and I am worried about her being alone. I was considering getting some new chicks right now, and then once they are old enough I can move them to the coop and rehome the roosters at the same time. But I was hoping to get advice here on what I should do! Is it normal for the hens and roosters to live separately? They all seem to be pretty good friends right now. There is one rooster I really love and I am hoping he can stay maybe if he doesn't crow 😬
 

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