Pros and Cons of Keeping a Cockerel - BackYard Chickens When I introduced some hens to the flock, they argued a fair bit and I watched the cockerel stand inbetween them both They stopped fighting completely! Clever young chap They Make Such Sweet Noises It might sound daft, but when a cockerel finds any tasty treats in then ground, he'll start making really sweet sounds to encourage them over!
Pullet or Cockerel? Understanding Sexual Dimorphism Will Help You . . . I don’t breed purebreds I’ve got crosses so I am often comparing apples to oranges The biggest chick may not be a cockerel or the small, plainer one might not be a pullet I’m looking at all the traits I’ve mentioned and am constantly comparing them to their hatch mates and to chicks from previous hatches now they’ve gotten older
Is my chicken a pullet hen or a cockerel cock?? - BackYard Chickens when a chick is sex linked this means that you should be able to tell the gender once the chick has hatched and dried off by the coloration and or markings on the chick with red sex links the cockerels will be lighter than the pullets also with cockerels they may have the same markings as a pullet but they will still be lighter in coloration
Difference between Roosters and Cockrels? - BackYard Chickens ETA: Some larger breeds (such as Jersey Giants and Orpingtons) take longer to reach full size So they might be considered full grown later, like one year I read somewhere else that some people consider the chicken's first molt to be the "turning point" from cockerel pullet to rooster hen
cockerel or pullet? how to tell - BackYard Chickens I have been able to tell around four weeks by their feathering! The male's backs will be just about bare and the "wing bows" are naked, but the pullets will be pretty much feathered out
Is my Cockerel being too aggressive? - BackYard Chickens The Cockerel is the one pulling on the other birds feathers but his own are still mainly wrapped pin feathers while the other birds are fluffy and nice looking I just found that odd I think I will pen him separate at least at night to let the others have a break
I think I have a cockerel. Now what do I do? - BackYard Chickens Otherwise, you will ignore your cockerel, showing him you trust him to grow into his role At the same time, you will immediately discipline him when he shows aggression toward you or if he’s showing undue roughness with a hen Restrain, wait until he submits, then let him go A good cockerel will learn quickly A cockerel with bad genes will
Choosing a cockerel | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens This is my first year with chickens I have a mama hen who, seven weeks ago, hatched six chicks She is a good mama and all six chicks are healthy They free range all day and, like mama, roost in a holly tree at night I feel certain that three of the chicks are males; two are females; and
Buff Orpington pullet or cockerel? - BackYard Chickens It still has fuzz on its head, so has to be pretty young Red at the comb and where the wattles will be, at that early stage, means that there is a strong possibility it is a cockerel I would post again in 2 or 3 weeks to be sure, though
5 Week Old Barred Rock - Pullet or Cockerel? - BackYard Chickens Sigh I really hope it's not a cockerel She has the dark wash on her legs Had the small itty bitty dot at a day old but she is feathering in very slow, and does not look like her obvious sisters but she does not look like her brothers either She has the nicest barring out of them