Roosters are awesome

[wrathsfarm]

He is beautiful! What breed is he?

Here is Hops and some of his sons!

Black Copper Marans

 

[GlicksChicks]

Black Copper Marans

It is amazing how different a rooster can be from the hens of it's breed.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Omg that is so awesome! How do you do separate flocks? I’ve read about ppl doing it, but have no clue how that works. I would LOVE to have more than one rooster!

Separate coops, separate runs and I alternate free range time. 1/2 day for each flock or sometimes I do every other day for each. One tip I have for multi flocks is I utilize a secondary fence roughly a foot away from the run to prevent contact. Or I put up a solid screen 2' up the side of the run to prevent fighting.
I'm planning to fence in both sides of my polebarn to be able to free range both flocks all day with no contact.
Both my flocks and then the babies.

And I have to show off my little Harmony... She was the first to hatch of the 8 and my first and only grandbaby from this hatch.
Her Grandma is Joannie my darkest layer and Mom is Angel.

 

[wrathsfarm]

It is amazing how different a rooster can be from the hens of it's breed.

He's the eye candy...

 

[z3lda3]

Separate coops, separate runs and I alternate free range time. 1/2 day for each flock or sometimes I do every other day for each. One tip I have for multi flocks is I utilize a secondary fence roughly a foot away from the run to prevent contact. Or I put up a solid screen 2' up the side of the run to prevent fighting.
I'm planning to fence in both sides of my polebarn to be able to free range both flocks all day with no contact.
Both my flocks and then the babies.View attachment 3819355View attachment 3819357View attachment 3819356

And I have to show off my little Harmony... She was the first to hatch of the 8 and my first and only grandbaby from this hatch.
Her Grandma is Joannie my darkest layer and Mom is Angel.View attachment 3819362View attachment 3819359View attachment 3819364

Oh my goodness!! Look at that comb (the first pic)! You seriously have some great looking birds! And 2 flocks, I’m sooo envious. They all look so happy and that rooster looks so proud!

 

[z3lda3]

He is beautiful! What breed is he?

Here is Hops and some of his sons!

All these generational chickens is so awesome!

 

[triciayoung]

See that’s what’s I’ve been saying! I love roosters. But everywhere I look online there’s so much rooster hate I know some can be “less than gentlemanly” but in general they’re just awesome!

That’s because people let their ego’s get in the way and don’t spend the time earning the trust of a rooster. Hens are easy. Everyone wants easy.

 

[triciayoung]

My rooster is such a gentleman and he is beautiful. He loves to crow back and forth with a rooster one of the neighbors has. He is very protective of his ladies. Whenever I bring something big into the coop he leads the hens inside and he stays out into the run to protect them.
My rooster is sweet, I can even hold him!

Beautiful colors.

 

[triciayoung]

If you haven't met Kong yet, I plaster his pics all over BYC...
He's a corndog...View attachment 3819180View attachment 3819183

Kongs son, 1 of 2 confirmed boys
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And King, my other roo...View attachment 3819186View attachment 3819182

Kong is very handsome.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Oh my goodness!! Look at that comb (the first pic)! You seriously have some great looking birds! And 2 flocks, I’m sooo envious. They all look so happy and that rooster looks so proud!

Awwww... Thanks and I saw your mention in the other thread, also. When chicken math bites again...(it will) We could see about sending you some eggs.