She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[scflock]

isn't my thread,

How polite. Shhhhhhh, Amy still thinks it's her thread

 

[rossfam06]

Did I tell you guys I got rid of my 5 extra cockerels yesterday? e  I only got $2 a piece, but I figure I almost broke even on them since I get half priced feed from a mill. Too much crowing for my neighborhood. 

I felt your pain. I sold all of mine yesterday except my 2 breeders.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Why? For frogs, hatching, power tools, and power outages? It's a farming thread

Yeah... and the only thing they were discussing was yard ornaments and very large statuary...

How polite. Shhhhhhh, Amy still thinks it's her thread

Speaking of Amy's... you really need to read Oz's thread now...

 

[sideWing]

If I can tell they are cockerels at a young age, I will sell them for $2 in a heartbeat. Those little fellas love to eat

EE's are pretty easy to tell so I got rid of two of them at 4 weeks old. I can feed a laying hen for $2.50 a bird at full laying season. So a young rooster is pretty cheap for the first month or two.

 

[scflock]

EE's are pretty easy to tell so I got rid of two of them at 4 weeks old. I can feed a laying hen for $2.50 a bird at full laying season. So a young rooster is pretty cheap for the first month or two.

That reminds me, I was hoping I was wrong about my Ams, but the bigger they get, the more convinced I am that I'm heavy on roos. Out of 17 straight run, it's looking like 7 or 8 pullets. The good news is I will have plenty of roos to pick from, and that's enough hens to start a decent layer flock. They also look to be an about even mix of black, blue, and splash

 

[WalnutHill]

That reminds me, I was hoping I was wrong about my Ams, but the bigger they get, the more convinced I am that I'm heavy on roos. Out of 17 straight run, it's looking like 7 or 8 pullets. The good news is I will have plenty of roos to pick from, and that's enough hens to start a decent layer flock. They also look to be an about even mix of black, blue, and splash

If they are showing any red, they are roos. The pullets barely pink up at all until they start laying. At least that's been the case with mine.

 

[scflock]

If they are showing any red, they are roos. The pullets barely pink up at all until they start laying. At least that's been the case with mine.

What I'm going by is comb size. They are almost 4 months old now, and the "boys" have fairly pronounced, puffy peacombs, while the "girls" combs are more slender, tapering to nothing into their feathers. From what I have seen from my EEs, that is what it looks like to me

 

[sideWing]

That reminds me, I was hoping I was wrong about my Ams, but the bigger they get, the more convinced I am that I'm heavy on roos. Out of 17 straight run, it's looking like 7 or 8 pullets. The good news is I will have plenty of roos to pick from, and that's enough hens to start a decent layer flock. They also look to be an about even mix of black, blue, and splash

That reminds me. What is an optimal number of hens for a laying flock? 10-12 hens and one cock? Thinking what size pens I should make when I build a nice setup.

If they are showing any red, they are roos. The pullets barely pink up at all until they start laying. At least that's been the case with mine.

Besides the splotchy pattern in the males that is how I tell 100% with my EE's. Splotchy pattern is just the confirmation. I know Ams don't have the splotches.

ETA: Splotches is a real word. Look it up.

 

[sideWing]

What I'm going by is comb size. They are almost 4 months old now, and the "boys" have fairly pronounced, puffy peacombs, while the "girls" combs are more slender, tapering to nothing into their feathers. From what I have seen from my EEs, that is what it looks like to me

Do you have a big difference between red combs and super pale combs? And if so, do the bigger comb birds have the red comb?

 

[scflock]

Do you have a big difference between red combs and super pale combs? And if so, do the bigger comb birds have the red comb?

Seems like bigger and redder go together