New to BYC, keeping chickens for 5 years now.

[Cluckfactor5]

Hello, I am new to BYC. I started my keeping just before the pandemic. I went in on an order with a friend of mine who had chicken experience already, ordering from a hatchery. I learned about chicken math quickly! I originally only wanted six to start but ended up with ten. Wyandotte’s, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers. We converted an old wood shed into a coop with an enclosed run. They are all hens. I recently got four Jersey Giants, hatched from a work colleague. They are 8 weeks now and I’m pretty sure I now have 3 roosters out of the 4. One has started crowing. This is why I came to the BYC, I was looking for information on trying to determine what I have. It took me down the rabbit hole ( sorry, chicken hole) reading all kinds of things about chickens. So thanks for being here! I’m happy to have joined.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Three of your young birds are cockerels.

 

[Jener8or]

Hello! Beautiful flock! I'd agree that your assumptions are correct on the three JG cockerels. I love meandering down all of the learning opportunity trails here, too!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Are you going to keep one of those three cockerels?

 

[Cluckfactor5]

Yes, at this point I’m going to keep them all. I can “return” any roosters to my friend that gave them to me. I’ve never dealt with a rooster yet. My neighbor’ roosters are decent so maybe I’ll be lucky too. Jersey Giants I’ve read are pretty chill.

 

[Cluckfactor5]

Hello! Beautiful flock! I'd agree that your assumptions are correct on the three JG cockerels. I love meandering down all of the learning opportunity trails here, too!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!

Thank you! I love my girls. I imagine I will enjoy the boys as well. They will probably be no more misbehaved than the ladies LOL
Is the term cockerel for young roosters or the general term for a male?

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Thanks for joining us.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @Cluckfactor5

LOL, it looks like the chickens all posed for the picture in the first img.

Welcome!

 

[N F C]

Thank you! I love my girls. I imagine I will enjoy the boys as well. They will probably be no more misbehaved than the ladies LOL
Is the term cockerel for young roosters or the general term for a male?

Hi, it would be a good idea to have a Plan B in case your boys start over breeding the girls or fighting with each other. A cockerel is a male chicken under the age of 1 year. Glossary Definitions of Common Terms