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Couldn't resist the rhyming! Here is the thing... I am SOOOO sure my georgette is a George. He is NOT built like the others AT all, even has the strut going for him, has wattles that he has had coming now since he was 3 to 4 weeks old (none of the others have this).... his tail structure is very different. We did NOT want a roo at all!!!! Except, he is such a neat chicken! We all really like him but i have questions....
We got our chickens just for eggs - so;
Do you keep the rooster IN with the hens at night etc when they get older? or do they have to be kept separate?
If they are kept all together, do the eggs get fertilized? if so can you eat those?
Do all roosters cock-a-doodle-doo all the time? or are some less crowers?
Is there a way to keep them from crowing a lot?
This one is suppose to be a Buff orp and so far he is turning out to be very sweet, but he is only 9 weeks old - are buffs nice roosters?
Thanks for any answers or advice....
EDIT: AS REQUESTED, I POSTED SOME PICTURES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE ON ANOTHER POST ON HERE.... SECOND PAGE I THINK - another addition to my edit; i only posted that HE is a roo because when he was at 5 weeks i posted pictures of him and everyone said he was a he.... so far everyone is posting he is a she now... it is very confusing... but regardless of him being a he or her being a she.... i do appreciate the information on how to keep a roo and what to do because at some point, we will be getting one... We just were not prepared and i thought it would cause an upset, but it seems it doesn't
We got our chickens just for eggs - so;
Do you keep the rooster IN with the hens at night etc when they get older? or do they have to be kept separate?
If they are kept all together, do the eggs get fertilized? if so can you eat those?
Do all roosters cock-a-doodle-doo all the time? or are some less crowers?
Is there a way to keep them from crowing a lot?
This one is suppose to be a Buff orp and so far he is turning out to be very sweet, but he is only 9 weeks old - are buffs nice roosters?
Thanks for any answers or advice....
EDIT: AS REQUESTED, I POSTED SOME PICTURES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE ON ANOTHER POST ON HERE.... SECOND PAGE I THINK - another addition to my edit; i only posted that HE is a roo because when he was at 5 weeks i posted pictures of him and everyone said he was a he.... so far everyone is posting he is a she now... it is very confusing... but regardless of him being a he or her being a she.... i do appreciate the information on how to keep a roo and what to do because at some point, we will be getting one... We just were not prepared and i thought it would cause an upset, but it seems it doesn't

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