Rooster or hen

[Rocknroll8138]

Yes

Thanks for your help...first time chicken owners, we bought them off a local farmer, and was told they were all pullets... super sad now

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks for your help...first time chicken owners, we bought them off a local farmer, and was told they were all pullets... super sad now

You’re welcome. And I’m sorry

 

[Logar]

Thanks for your help...first time chicken owners, we bought them off a local farmer, and was told they were all pullets... super sad now

I am sorry to hear that . How many did you get in total?

 

[Rocknroll8138]

I am sorry to hear that . How many did you get in total?

Four chickens and two guineas!! Guess iam going to have to start over??

 

[ShrekDawg]

Four chickens and two guineas!! Guess iam going to have to start over??

Looks like it.

 

[Logar]

Four chickens and two guineas!! Guess iam going to have to start over??

Yeah, it seems like it. I would recommend ordering from a hatchery this time to prevent the same thing from happening. I would also get at least 10 more guineas (so if you get males you will still have an ok sized flock) as chickens can’t replace having a guineas. And incase you didn’t know Guinea keets need a higher protein feed than chicks. But that is seriously horrible. If it was 1 or 2 I would say it was just really bad luck but all of them being cockerels was not an accident.

 

[WingItRanch]

I'm sorry you had a bad first chicken experience! Don't give up!

 

[Rocknroll8138]

Yeah, it seems like it. I would recommend ordering from a hatchery this time to prevent the same thing from happening. I would also get at least 10 more guineas (so if you get males you will still have an ok sized flock) as chickens can’t replace having a guineas. And incase you didn’t know Guinea keets need a higher protein feed than chicks. But that is seriously horrible. If it was 1 or 2 I would say it was just really bad luck but all of them being cockerels was not an accident.

Thanks for the information... everyone is telling us different things about guineas