Year of the Cockerel?

[Xouie]

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like a lot of people have been posting that they had cockerel-heavy hatches this year. What do you think?

After a quail hatch that was about 60% hens, we were floored when our Swedish Flowers turned out to be 12 cockerels and only 7 hens.

The trip to freezer camp will be tough — these guys are the most friendly, mellow and curious chickens I’ve ever seen, besides being totally gorgeous. The only way I can ever get photos is to sneak up and snap fast before they see me and charge up looking for attention. They usually don’t even grumble about being held by anybody.

Here are some of the future burritos with a couple of hens.

 

[FortCluck]

I’ve been hatching eggs straight since October 2019. Chickens are pullet heavy and quail are hen heavy. I get maybe 3 males out of 42 eggs.

 

[featheredplanets]

I’m sorry but

future burritos

is hilarious

I don’t hatch anymore unfortunately so I can’t add anything helpful /:

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I feel like I always end up with a 50/50 mix when I hatch or buy chicks. I honestly can't bring myself to cull any of the many that I will have to deal with in the near future. It's gonna be rough.

 

[Xouie]

Obviously I’ve been spending too much time on the “what breed/gender” forum learning to sex chicks.

 

[N F C]

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like a lot of people have been posting that they had cockerel-heavy hatches this year. What do you think?

After a quail hatch that was about 60% hens, we were floored when our Swedish Flowers turned out to be 12 cockerels and only 7 hens.

The trip to freezer camp will be tough — these guys are the most friendly, mellow and curious chickens I’ve ever seen, besides being totally gorgeous. The only way I can ever get photos is to sneak up and snap fast before they see me and charge up looking for attention. They usually don’t even grumble about being held by anybody.

Here are some of the future burritos with a couple of hens.

Your boys are so handsome! Are you going to keep a boy to put with your 7 girls? Maybe next hatch will be a better ratio.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

They are stunning! Maybe you are able to sell them?

 

[Xouie]

Your boys are so handsome! Are you going to keep a boy to put with your 7 girls? Maybe next hatch will be a better ratio.

we’re going to try to keep Cheese. He’s not the biggest or prettiest but is the best at sucking up to my 12-year-old son.

 

[N F C]

we’re going to try to keep Cheese. He’s not the biggest or prettiest but is the best at sucking up to my 12-year-old son.

View attachment 2318748

That's a good enough reason!

 

[TwoCrows]

we’re going to try to keep Cheese. He’s not the biggest or prettiest but is the best at sucking up to my 12-year-old son.

View attachment 2318748

Beautiful bird!