Olive Egger, 2 1/2 weeks old- Rooster?

[Denew]

 

[rural mouse]

Ummmm.....yeah. comb that big that young.....he's making his existence clear early!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Cockerel

Looks just like one of my OE cockerels i had. I could tell by 2 week they were all cockerels

 

[Denew]

Ummmm.....yeah. comb that big that young.....he's making his existence clear early!

Bea as we call Her/Him, has been behind the other 3 in wing growth but has been noticeably bigger in body than the others.
We're so bummed, as we weren't wanting a roo.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That comb is really red for that age… yikes. Definitely a cockerel.

 

[Denew]

Cockerel

Looks just like one of my OE cockerels i had. I could tell by 2 week they were all cockerels

So I guess we keep him till he's off heat and then get a pullet... have you integrated a chick at the 8 week ish mark without much hassle? We're new to this.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Bea as we call Her/Him, has been behind the other 3 in wing growth but has been noticeably bigger in body than the others.
We're so bummed, as we weren't wanting a roo.

Sorry

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

So I guess we keep him till he's off heat and then get a pullet... have you integrated a chick at the 8 week ish mark without much hassle? We're new to this.

My chicks were started to be integrated at 8 weeks with my older hens. I have some mean hens but they accepted them in the flock.

The OE were never in with my flock.

 

[Denew]

Do we get another chick close in age to these other girls and hope for a hen or wait till we know gender and get another? We hoped for 4.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I also do 2 weeks of see no touch. So the chicks are in a seperate coop at 4 to 6 weeks depending on weather.
Then after 2 weeks i do suervised integration. And after have a spot cut open big enough in the small run around the second coop for only the chicks to get into the hens cant.