Rooster?

[Cmp211]

My 4 week old BO, do we this “Tree” is a rooster?

 

[Ajp23]

With that amount of comb and wattle development, I do believe it’s a cockerel.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Cockerel

 

[Cmp211]

Cockerel

I also think so, He’s super sweet!! ◡̈

 

[Cmp211]

With that being said how will one rooster do with 17 hens?

 

[Tstraub]

With that being said how will one rooster do with 17 hens?

He should be able to handle 17 hens without any trouble. It’s probably a little hen heavy if you’re specifically trying to use them as breeding stock but you’ll have good enough fertilization rate to hatch out babies if you choose to.

 

[Chicken_overlord]

Also guess cockerel. My BO hens didn't have any comb until they were getting close to laying whereas my BO cockerel had a comb like that at that age. He had seven hens, but he definitely could've handled a few more. I do wonder if 17 hens would be too much for a heavy breed like a BO, but he'll probably do fine.

 

[Cmp211]

Also guess cockerel. My BO hens didn't have any comb until they were getting close to laying whereas my BO cockerel had a comb like that at that age. He had seven hens, but he definitely could've handled a few more. I do wonder if 17 hens would be too much for a heavy breed like a BO, but he'll probably do fine.

Three of those hens are Jersey giant, would that matter?

 

[sean_wonder]

Three of those hens are Jersey giant, would that matter?

Not particularly. It would matter if he was the Jersey giant and you had smaller girls. I’ve seen a Polish roo mount a Brahma. xD