Cerise1924
Crowing
I love your comments! A beautiful blend of knowledge and intuition, which adds up to wisdom, I think. Sadly, I won't be able to keep the protective little cockerel, because of our changed zoning. The farm has been swallowed by the city, and now roosters are not allowed. Someone will be getting a lovely, friendly and alert little BCM roo ... but I will still have to guard my flock myself.That sounds lovely! I will have to look up the white eye.
I've had a couple of Serama chicks that I knew were cockerels before 2 weeks because of that behavior. People mistake it for friendliness, but it is a bold, fearless, protective behavior. He will always be in the picture, because he is guarding the others from the scary camera! That is, if he isn't up higher keeping a lookout for danger. For mine, the behavior goes with a fast developing comb of a dominant cockerel. The other chick could still be a slower developing, more submissive cockerel, but to me, it looks like a pullet (more horizontal back). Time will tell, kind of slow feathering (which may not mean much) but finger crossed for a pullet... because you won't be getting any eggs from that little cockerel, but you will be getting a good flock protector!
So interesting to hear that you knew about your Serama chicks by watching them at that early age. I once read that there is a trick where you float a silhouette of a hawk over young chicks, and the pullets will cower, but the cockerels will stand taller. Do you think that might happen?
