ladybrasa
Songster
I think I know the answer ...
Basically, I have too many cockerels and need to decide who to keep and who to send to freezer camp. The oldest right now are 4 months, and then various younger ages, to the point I’m not for sure they are males yet. I know two for sure I’m keeping and three for sure are going camping, it’s just the others I don’t know. I definitely want to send “jerks” to camp, but no one is being a jerk ... when would being a ‘jerk’ show up? Is it breed dependent? By jerk I mean mainly aggressive tendencies to me, or nasty to their flock mates. As far as I have seen, they haven’t even started displaying hormonal mating type behaviors. Several are crowing.
I’m probably fretting too much. As I understand it, non CX breeds go camping between 4-6 months? Gotta start making decisions soon, and also mentally preparing ... I’ve raised them all from chicks or eggs.
Basically, I have too many cockerels and need to decide who to keep and who to send to freezer camp. The oldest right now are 4 months, and then various younger ages, to the point I’m not for sure they are males yet. I know two for sure I’m keeping and three for sure are going camping, it’s just the others I don’t know. I definitely want to send “jerks” to camp, but no one is being a jerk ... when would being a ‘jerk’ show up? Is it breed dependent? By jerk I mean mainly aggressive tendencies to me, or nasty to their flock mates. As far as I have seen, they haven’t even started displaying hormonal mating type behaviors. Several are crowing.
I’m probably fretting too much. As I understand it, non CX breeds go camping between 4-6 months? Gotta start making decisions soon, and also mentally preparing ... I’ve raised them all from chicks or eggs.