I should say a WHOLE LOT indecisive - - here is the background - maybe someone can help me decide......
I have 2 BLRW roos - they are 14 weeks old........I have 9 chicks total - all the same age -
6 of them I got via Privett hatchery(various breeds - mostly Wy's)......the other 3 all BLRW's I bought from a local breeder so they
were straight run.....one splash the other 2 blues.......
Well the blues ended up roos.........and absolutely identical altho one is a bit larger and his saddle feathers
have grown in faster - that is the only way I can tell them apart......while they were small chicks I always called
the smaller one henny-penny due to the fact the sky was falling continually for this little one - was always in
the other chicks faces - worry worry worry! Was so so cute!
Fast forward to 14 weeks - the larger one is the bolder - brattier - flies at the pullets when they find something good to eat to steal it away- - also the most 'on alert' of the two - when he sees a bird overhead he stretches wayyyyyyy up to see ......
On the other hand the smaller one is most always seen with the hens - laying down with one or two of them - roosting with them - they seem to really like him altho they are seen snuggling up to the other as well....... he does have his roo moments out in the run - - flapping around and being silly - they both do!
I have always known I was going to find a 'forever' home for one - and the other day was at the feedstore saying I was going to need
a home for a roo - hopefully not a fry pan as they are so dang pretty - the one gal said 'Oh? What breed is it?" When I told her BLRW she immediately picked up the phone and called her MIL - come to find out she had ordered 10 BLRW's straight run hoping to get at least one roo - well she didn't believe it or not and really wants mine - - her pullets are the same age..........
so the big question..........which one do I get rid of?
Neither one of them is particularly friendly to me as I have not pushed the issue - just really wanted them to be roos and do their job of watching over the girls - I know they are young yet - - but thought by rehoming one now would be a good idea before any trouble starts between them - plus do to the fact they are young yet - might be easier for them in a new home to adjust etc.........I have asked this question in chat a couple of times but everyone usually says - -
1. The friendly one - - both the same in that dept
2. The prettiest one - - IDENTICAL!!! I mean right down to the lacing on the feathers - - NO difference
The gal is coming tomorrow afternoon and I have absolutely no decision made one way or the other - -
PLEASE HELP me decide!
Here is a pic of the larger one - he is not allllllllll that much bigger - just a tad.......the other looks as I said - the SAME!
I think they are gorgeous!
I have 2 BLRW roos - they are 14 weeks old........I have 9 chicks total - all the same age -
6 of them I got via Privett hatchery(various breeds - mostly Wy's)......the other 3 all BLRW's I bought from a local breeder so they
were straight run.....one splash the other 2 blues.......
Well the blues ended up roos.........and absolutely identical altho one is a bit larger and his saddle feathers
have grown in faster - that is the only way I can tell them apart......while they were small chicks I always called
the smaller one henny-penny due to the fact the sky was falling continually for this little one - was always in
the other chicks faces - worry worry worry! Was so so cute!
Fast forward to 14 weeks - the larger one is the bolder - brattier - flies at the pullets when they find something good to eat to steal it away- - also the most 'on alert' of the two - when he sees a bird overhead he stretches wayyyyyyy up to see ......
On the other hand the smaller one is most always seen with the hens - laying down with one or two of them - roosting with them - they seem to really like him altho they are seen snuggling up to the other as well....... he does have his roo moments out in the run - - flapping around and being silly - they both do!
I have always known I was going to find a 'forever' home for one - and the other day was at the feedstore saying I was going to need
a home for a roo - hopefully not a fry pan as they are so dang pretty - the one gal said 'Oh? What breed is it?" When I told her BLRW she immediately picked up the phone and called her MIL - come to find out she had ordered 10 BLRW's straight run hoping to get at least one roo - well she didn't believe it or not and really wants mine - - her pullets are the same age..........
so the big question..........which one do I get rid of?
Neither one of them is particularly friendly to me as I have not pushed the issue - just really wanted them to be roos and do their job of watching over the girls - I know they are young yet - - but thought by rehoming one now would be a good idea before any trouble starts between them - plus do to the fact they are young yet - might be easier for them in a new home to adjust etc.........I have asked this question in chat a couple of times but everyone usually says - -
1. The friendly one - - both the same in that dept
2. The prettiest one - - IDENTICAL!!! I mean right down to the lacing on the feathers - - NO difference
The gal is coming tomorrow afternoon and I have absolutely no decision made one way or the other - -
PLEASE HELP me decide!
Here is a pic of the larger one - he is not allllllllll that much bigger - just a tad.......the other looks as I said - the SAME!
I think they are gorgeous!

