Out of 15 Bantams, I have 11 definite Roo's. What ever happened to 50/50??!!
And so far I've only found a home for ONE Splash Silkie roo. I have advertised on CL and some other local ad sites. I've had a couple of people contact me about my Mille Fleur Roo but they're too far away.
I thought SURE I'd end up with more than FOUR hens. Actually I'm only 100% sure about the Black Frizzle and the Dark Brahma. The 2 Silkies I *think* are hens could still be Roo's too. And the Sultan I don't have a clue about. Oh I have 2 Seramas also which I'm pretty sure are hens but they're so small they're really for 'fun' anyway.
ALL the Cochins I kept out of the original bunch from McMurrays are males: 2 Lavenders, 1 each Black, White, and Buff. Beautiful Cochins -- but Roo's. The Mille Fleur is a GORGEOUS boy. The Splash Silkie which I really REALLY wanted -- boy. 3 of the Black Silkies I bought later -- boys.
I have a LOVELY mixed flock of beautiful colors -- it KILLS me to have to get rid of so many boys. And they are all so friendly. Come running when I show up, eat raisins out of my hand. This is why I wanted to get them as chicks. Now I have to get rid of so many of them -- I'd have been better off buying pullets. UGH!
Guess I'll try to give them away -- but NO ONE around here wants Bantam Roos!!
And so far I've only found a home for ONE Splash Silkie roo. I have advertised on CL and some other local ad sites. I've had a couple of people contact me about my Mille Fleur Roo but they're too far away.
I thought SURE I'd end up with more than FOUR hens. Actually I'm only 100% sure about the Black Frizzle and the Dark Brahma. The 2 Silkies I *think* are hens could still be Roo's too. And the Sultan I don't have a clue about. Oh I have 2 Seramas also which I'm pretty sure are hens but they're so small they're really for 'fun' anyway.
ALL the Cochins I kept out of the original bunch from McMurrays are males: 2 Lavenders, 1 each Black, White, and Buff. Beautiful Cochins -- but Roo's. The Mille Fleur is a GORGEOUS boy. The Splash Silkie which I really REALLY wanted -- boy. 3 of the Black Silkies I bought later -- boys.
I have a LOVELY mixed flock of beautiful colors -- it KILLS me to have to get rid of so many boys. And they are all so friendly. Come running when I show up, eat raisins out of my hand. This is why I wanted to get them as chicks. Now I have to get rid of so many of them -- I'd have been better off buying pullets. UGH!
Guess I'll try to give them away -- but NO ONE around here wants Bantam Roos!!