Would Integrated Polish Cockerel Be A Good Roo?

[ChickenGirl555]

I have (maybe) two polish cockerels in my batch of 3 polish. When I decide on the one to keep and I integrate the polish with my other flock, will the cockerel still be a good rooster with the strange flock? I expect it wouldn't be right away, but would he ever?

 

[sourland]

The only problems with Polish in mixed flocks is that frequently flock mates will pluck their crests. Other than that there is little reason that a Polish cockerel could not develop into a good flock leader.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

It can take a rooster soem time to mature.A rooster isn’t fully mature till two years,not saying yo can’t start picking out good from bad early on,because most roosters by a year have shown you just who their gonna be,and that’s that.I can say from experience,once he gets a certain age (8 or 9 months)he probably will be doing things a rooster would do.Teenage months are for purely practice,but that’s not saying he won’t step to the plate earlier on,most males do.Not saying breed has to do with any thing,but I typically hear polish are a soft breed,so he may not be perfect for a free range flock: