Please tell me these are hens 🤞🙏

[Silkie2005]

Sorry they were lousy photos. Here is the two tricky ones together they are exactly the same age.

They are both males, you can see their saddle feathers growing. Females don't get those.

 

[MelNZ]

They are both males, you can see their saddle feathers growing. Females don't get those.

That was what I was worried about

 

[Silkie2005]

That was what I was worried about

Will you keep them or will they have to go?

 

[MelNZ]

Will you keep them or will they have to go?

Well they make 6 roosters to my 11 hens, not counting my 11 younger chicks. They will need to be on their very best behaviour!

 

[Acre4Me]

You have two males. Handsome though.

well-behaved hormonal males.....

good luck with that!

 

[Silkie2005]

Well they make 6 roosters to my 11 hens, not counting my 11 younger chicks. They will need to be on their very best behaviour!

I think you should sit them down and explain that to them!

 

[Silkie2005]

Well they make 6 roosters to my 11 hens, not counting my 11 younger chicks. They will need to be on their very best behaviour!

You need 10 to 15 hens per rooster if you are having them together, so if you have 6 roosters all together that would mean you would have to have 60 to 90 hens!

 

[kiwi-chick]

I agree - both males. Sorry to hear that you don't want two more males. Maybe you can sell or rehome them.

Whatever you choose to do - Good luck!

 

[MelNZ]

You need 10 to 15 hens per rooster if you are having them together, so if you have 6 roosters all together that would mean you would have to have 60 to 90 hens!

New life goal

 

[MelNZ]

I think you should sit them down and explain that to them!

Ok, I’ll try this first. I have three sons and it always works a treat