Pullet or Cockerel?

[PotterWatch]

A good general roo to hen ratio is 1:10, but it really depends on the birds. Some people have several roos who live nicely together with their hens and others have roos who fight over the hens. You won't really know how yours will be until you give it a go. I would keep them both and just be prepared to get rid of one if there is a problem. Same with your older free-range roo.

 

[Happy Chooks]

1. Cockerel
2. Pullet
3. Pullet
4. Cockerel

Yep.

 

[Laci7210]

As long as everyone gets along good and they arent paying too much attention your hens, I wouldnt get rid of any. But the minute one turns aggresive or my hens start getting bare backs, one would be gone, but that is just me.

A good general roo to hen ratio is 1:10, but it really depends on the birds. Some people have several roos who live nicely together with their hens and others have roos who fight over the hens. You won't really know how yours will be until you give it a go. I would keep them both and just be prepared to get rid of one if there is a problem. Same with your older free-range roo.

Ok thanks guys! I will just see if somebody gets aggressive...

Thanks Happy!

 

[CowGrrrl]

1.) Cockerel

2.) Pullet

3.) Pullet

4.) Cockerel

 

[Laci7210]

Ok guys, I got some NEW pictures of pretty much all my babies! Sooo, please let me know which are hens and which are roos!! Thank you!

1.) Easter Egger





2.) Black Australorp


3.) Golden Comet




4.) Easter Egger




5.) Other Black Australorp


6.)

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

the one EE with the larger redder comb is a cockerel the other is a pullet

 

[Laci7210]

the one EE with the larger redder comb is a cockerel the other is a pullet

Ok thank you for the advice
Any other opinions on the rest?

 

[donrae]

The bird on the left on the 6th picture down is a male. Everyone else looks female.

 

[Laci7210]

How much would you charge for 14 week old roosters? They are the roosters pictured. Amerucanas and Golden Comets. Should I price them different? (I payed for pullets when they were chicks so I would like to get my money back out of them haha)

 

[donrae]

Around here, you'd be lucky to give them away. That said, you could ask $5-10 for them and see what happens.