Surviving Minnesota!

[BantyChooks]

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Outsiders!!!

Well, you see, I've never lived far enough south to have even really heard of this 'gull lake' before now, so

 

[holm25]

I locked 5 Cockerels up last night so they can get nice and chubby. 3 Buckeyes a Legbar mutt and the one I got from Ralphie last spring. I was going to keep the one from Ralphie but he developed a cross tail and I'm not gonna keep a bird around even if that is his only issue.

I think I will give them a month or two before I process them. They aren't huge but our feed bill is so I have to cull something. When I go to cull them I will keep the best of the three Buckeye Cockerels and the rest will get eaten.

 

[BantyChooks]

I locked 5 Cockerels up last night so they can get nice and chubby. 3 Buckeyes a Legbar mutt and the one I got from Ralphie last spring. I was going to keep the one from Ralphie but he developed a cross tail and I'm not gonna keep a bird around even if that is his only issue.

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I think I will give them a month or two before I process them. They aren't huge but our feed bill is so I have to cull something. When I go to cull them I will keep the best of the three Buckeye Cockerels and the rest will get eaten.

Pretty!

 

[MNChickMom]

Speaking of Buckeyes....my best buckeye took a turn for the "naughty". This morning I found his two pullets hiding behind the nest box. Then while freeing them, I get a set of spurs to the waist. Jokes on him, he got a size 8 croc (yes I wore crocs for the last time today to do chores) to the back side. He decided once wasn't enough so he got a pretty pink children's shovel to the back side. He didn't respect the shovel for the first go around, so a second respect the pink shovel was in order. I write on his message board. "Mean Roo only respects Pink shovels". I warn the kids about him and they respond, "oh yeah he went after Dad yesterday."

 

[holm25]

Speaking of Buckeyes....my best buckeye took a turn for the "naughty". This morning I found his two pullets hiding behind the nest box. Then while freeing them, I get a set of spurs to the waist. Jokes on him, he got a size 8 croc (yes I wore crocs for the last time today to do chores) to the back side. He decided once wasn't enough so he got a pretty pink children's shovel to the back side. He didn't respect the shovel for the first go around, so a second respect the pink shovel was in order. I write on his message board. "Mean Roo only respects Pink shovels". I warn the kids about him and they respond, "oh yeah he went after Dad yesterday."

Roosters... They are a pain in the butt... Is he a really good bird? Is he a candidate for the dinner table?

 

[holm25]

I am going to have to get ahold of Duane Urch one of these days and see if he has any Cockerels to get rid of. I have found white in every Buckeye male I have... They would be good for Toad breeding as they are massive birds.

This is the male I used this year and he produced decent females but terrible sons. Confirmation wise all his males were good but the each had a spot of white somewhere in their undercolor. They do have nice slate bars... But White is an automatic cull....

 

[BantyChooks]

Speaking of Buckeyes....my best buckeye took a turn for the "naughty". This morning I found his two pullets hiding behind the nest box. Then while freeing them, I get a set of spurs to the waist. Jokes on him, he got a size 8 croc (yes I wore crocs for the last time today to do chores) to the back side. He decided once wasn't enough so he got a pretty pink children's shovel to the back side. He didn't respect the shovel for the first go around, so a second respect the pink shovel was in order. I write on his message board. "Mean Roo only respects Pink shovels". I warn the kids about him and they respond, "oh yeah he went after Dad yesterday."

Sorry, that stinks. I have an AM cock (recently bought) that has some issues with me handling his hens. Not much, just a peck if I catch them right in front of him, but I still don't deem that 'acceptable'. I really don't like bringing in cocks because they have respect issues, especially if they've been raised without other males around, but seeing as it was my only chance for Silvers I'll put up with him. At least until I hatch a replacement, anyway---then it's the soup pot for him.

 

[holm25]

I had a Cornish Rooster attack my hand the other night. I had a light shining on a hen and I grabbed her and he came flying off his rooster and attacked my hand and then stopped once I turned the big lights on. He has never done anything like that so I am marking it up to him not being able to see me.

 

[MNChickMom]

Sorry, that stinks. I have an AM cock (recently bought) that has some issues with me handling his hens. Not much, just a peck if I catch them right in front of him, but I still don't deem that 'acceptable'. I really don't like bringing in cocks because they have respect issues, especially if they've been raised without other males around, but seeing as it was my only chance for Silvers I'll put up with him. At least until I hatch a replacement, anyway---then it's the soup pot for him.

I am guessing my cockerels issue fall somewhere between....we just moved him about 10 days ago to his new environment, with 2 pullets. One of the pullets gave him a dominance challenge, and today I was getting too close to his pullets. Up until today (yesterday if you count my husbands experience) he has been an angel. In fact my 11 year old son used him for showmanship in Hutch (late October) so my thought is change is hard. He is walking a fine line though.....

 

[BantyChooks]

I am guessing my cockerels issue fall somewhere between....we just moved him about 10 days ago to his new environment, with 2 pullets. One of the pullets gave him a dominance challenge, and today I was getting too close to his pullets. Up until today (yesterday if you count my husbands experience) he has been an angel. In fact my 11 year old son used him for showmanship in Hutch (late October) so my thought is change is hard. He is walking a fine line though.....

Walkin' a fine line with a soup pot on one side, eh. Hopefully he straightens out soon.