should i caponize my little chick

[AceSierra]

I think you need more chickens, just in general. The coop sounds adequate for at least 10 if not 15. That way, having a rooster or two won't be a problem.

I keep chickens iside at night and 15 to 10 chicks sounds crazy thinking about maybe 3 or 5 maybe 6 and that means more feed and supplies and I'm still in school lol

 

[Ruthster55]

I keep chickens iside at night and 15 to 10 chicks sounds crazy thinking about maybe 3 or 5 maybe 6 and that means more feed and supplies and I'm still in school lol

What does your family say? Did they build the coop?

Maybe take a picture of your coop and people here can make a guess at what size flock your facilities would support.

P.S. You're quite young to have heard about caponizing! Curious where you heard about it? At your age, I had never heard of it.

It's quite rare these days, because most meat chickens (KFC) are Cornish cross that are butchered at only around 8 weeks, before reaching sexual maturity.

 

[AceSierra]

What does your family say? Did they build the coop?

got this dude to build the coop and my mom and sister are fine with it

 

[DogAndCat36]

Danny bantam cuteeee even if he or she is a rooster I think I'll keep her since shes so cute the big walnuts and streamers on rooster silkies kinda freak me out tho I guess the hen silkies are cuter. I have ace trained to come when I click my tongue so I think I could train a rooster idk I think raising a rooster could be a cool challenge

Just remember, chicke see, chicke do

Also, to address the fact that your chicken sleeps in your bed. TelL Me yOUr sECrEt!!!

 

[AceSierra]

What does your family say? Did they build the coop?

Maybe take a picture of your coop and people here can make a guess at what size flock your facilities would support.

P.S. You're quite young to have heard about caponizing! Curious where you heard about it? At your age, I had never heard of it.

It's quite rare these days, because most meat chickens (KFC) are Cornish cross that are butchered at only around 8 weeks, before reaching sexual maturity.

I think I was looking up sexing silkie chicks and it said if you accidently get a roo you can nueter/capon it and I was like hmm what's this and I researched it and read a whole article but still had some concerns and wanted a second opinion

 

[MysteryChicken]

This boy started crowing at 3 weeks of age.

Here is how he was looking at 5 weeks, he's now 6 1/2 weeks old, & moved outside yesterday.

It all depends on the individual bird.

 

[DogAndCat36]

This boy started crowing at 3 weeks of age.
View attachment 2180785Here is how he was looking at 5 weeks, he's now 6 1/2 weeks old, & moved outside yesterday.
View attachment 2180786View attachment 2180787It all depends on the individual bird.

True, also cute chicken.

 

[AceSierra]

This boy started crowing at 3 weeks of age.
View attachment 2180785Here is how he was looking at 5 weeks, he's now 6 1/2 weeks old, & moved outside yesterday.
View attachment 2180786View attachment 2180787It all depends on the individual bird.

he sooo cuteeee walnut terrifying me. do all silkies have walnuts or do some have crests

 

[Ruthster55]

got this dude to build the coop and my mom and sister are fine with it

Wow!! Your coop is a big investment and a big initiative! Congratulations!

 

[AceSierra]

Just remember, chicke see, chicke do

Also, to address the fact that your chicken sleeps in your bed. TelL Me yOUr sECrEt!!!

I dunno as soon as they could go all night without water and food they started sleeping inside and I only had 2 so they bonded to me and just wanted to sleep inside and they werent an aggresive breed just 2 little austrolorps and they liked it better inside at night because they were raised there. they used to run up to the door before it became night to be let in so cuteeee