Novice question about cockerels

[redinator]

but I do really like Taz

He's a handsome boy and settles once you get hands on him, but he likes to play hard to get. Lol

Edit: I named him Taz because he's quick, lol.

 

[ChickQueen77]

he is not bantam correct? and he is nice with the hens?

 

[redinator]

he is not bantam correct? and he is nice with the hens?

Haven't had any issues, neither of them have attempted to mate yet as far as I've seen. He's a standard sized.

We have 8 week old RIR free ranging with them and aside from giving them a peck if they stick their head in his food pile he's been great.

 

[ChickQueen77]

where did you get them?

 

[redinator]

I should also add they were hatched and incubated indoors and haven't been around other chickens, other than the RIR which were also hatched and incubated indoors.

 

[redinator]

where did you get them?

Hatched them from a batch of eggs I got off Amazon.

 

[ChickQueen77]

if I got him he would be with these 2 Easter Egger hens, 3 Jubilee Orpingtons, 3 Barred Plymouth Rock hens, 3 Rhode Island Red hens, 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte hen. the Easter Eggers are about 4-5 years old the barred rocks and Rhode island reds are like 6-7 and the orpingtons and wyandotte are 1 year old

 

[ChickQueen77]

he would have to be in with them and he might get bullied

 

[redinator]

if I got him he would be with these 2 Easter Egger hens, 3 Jubilee Orpingtons, 3 Barred Plymouth Rock hens, 3 Rhode Island Red hens, 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte hen. the Easter Eggers are about 4-5 years old the barred rocks and Rhode island reds are like 6-7 and the orpingtons and wyandotte are 1 year old

He'd be in heaven, lol. He's the lower ranking of the two older cockerels I have so he tends to wander on his own unless the girls feel sorry for him and hang out with him.

 

[redinator]

He'd be in heaven, lol. He's the lower ranking of the two older cockerels I have so he tends to wander on his own unless the girls feel sorry for him and hang out with him.

Are they all hens? I hear younger males tend to get taught how to behave when put with older hens that won't put up with a males shenanigans.