Pullets or Cockerels

[Relynn]

These are my blue laced red Wyandotte’s I am just making sure they are all pullets. They are 15 weeks tomorrow, and I am trying to see if they are boys, to give me a reason why my RIR cockerel keeps hurting them. My RIR is getting a new home today, but just trying to figure it out.

 

[JedJackson]

They look like pullets. How old are they?

 

[Relynn]

They look like pullets. How old are they?

15 weeks tomorrow... I updated it after I realized I forgot to say how old they were...

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

All look like pullets.

 

[JedJackson]

15 weeks tomorrow... I updated it after I realized I forgot to say how old they were...

At that age it's pretty sure that they're pullets.

 

[Little Chicken Girl]

I would say pullets as well.

I do know that some roosters (I have had several this way) that do not tolerate bold colors/color patterns, including white with black, pure white, barred or laced chickens.

This is because, in the wild, jungle fowl (chickens' ancestors) roosters would 'cull' or 'ban' a hen that stood out and gave the flock's location away. This behavior was necessary for the flock's safety. Even though today, it is not really needed, some roosters still carry that instinct.

 

[Chickassan]

Pullets, and cockrels are jerks to pullets because they want to mate and the pullets aren't ready.

 

[debid]

Yep, I agree with Chickassan. He's a hormonal young male with no elder rooster to check him. So, he's trying to force immature females to mate to establish his position. It can be quite disturbing to watch.

BTW, he should be tidbitting and dancing, too. If he's just beating on them, he's trouble.

 

[Relynn]

Well, he has been chasing these ones around... he jumps on her back and was pecking her head, he tore up some of her comb... he already has a red sexlink that he mates with daily... which he started doing before she was laying, but it wasn’t violent and an attack like this was... It happened yesterday, and she just lays down except to run to her mates if they get to far away... I put the 4 of them into the coop with a run that they came out of a couple weeks ago...

It isn’t the color, since he has a silver laced, and gold laced in his flock...

 

[Chickassan]

Oh yeah, if he isn't tidbitting or at least trying to dance he's not a keeper anyway. Debid is spot on there, if he's not practising to be a proper rooster then he's already a pro at being a bad one.Oh honey,I just saw your post. That's not a good rooster, a good one waits until the pullets are at point of laying your guy is just doing as he pleases.If you were to keep him you'd have to separate him until his manners and common sense grow in.