I’m so glad I found this article! I have a gold laced Wyandotte cockerel that is 8 months old with 7 hens, a banty hen, and a banty cockerel. All get along well although Napoleon (the banty cockerel) gets chased away periodically if he gets too close to the hens by Lord Wellington (my Wyandotte...
I have 10 pullets and 4 roosters, and really don’t want to add more until spring when I can increase the size of my coop and run. Also definitely don’t need more eggs than 10 hens will provide since we don’t have a large family. Our male and female gold laced are distinctly different (he has a...
Probably, I have a large dog crate I could put him in and let him out to free range separately from the rest of the flock, but I’m guessing I should wait to do that until I’ve removed the other 2 roosters.
I have a flock of 14 chickens, 4 of which are roosters: 2 Buff Orpington, 1 Brown Laced Wyandotte, 1 Bantam. I don’t have enough ladies to support that many roos, but I’m struggling to decide whether to keep the current dominant rooster, one of the Buff Orpingtons, or the Brown Laced Wyandotte...
I am so happy to see this thread! We have a mixed group that we got as chicks, and I’ve got 4 birds trying to crow, one of which is the most beautiful bantam. He thinks he’s a big bird, and I’d hate to get rid of him. Any thoughts on whether I’d be able to keep him and a full sized roo?