Re: rooster

From: Joel (nospam_at_nospam.mil)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:14:36 -0500

I got my 8 pullets in late July. By two months ago the one Americana was
strutting, crowing, and just looked a whole lot bigger & meaner than the
hens - obviously I had gotten 7 pullets and one cockerel. You haven't heard
any crowing? Have you tried hanging around outside the henhouse at dawn?

"Losing them steadily" sounds like more of a concern than a rooster, if you
haven't figured out why you're losing them. Plus if you have less than four
hens for that one rooster the hens are going to start looking pretty ragged.

"Maureen" <EveningStarTwo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZoMEd.576$CC3.166@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I've got a question: I got 10 pullets back in July--day olds. I've
> been losing them steadily but none seemed diseased & it's been cold when
> a couple went. But one of these pullets is acting and looking
> suspiciously like a rooster. How long does it take a rooster to be a
> rooster? And could this be a misguided hen? The tail is bigger, the
> comb a little bigger but the same color and s/he is mounting the hens.
> I *think* they could be New Hampshire Reds but that is a guess.
>
> BTW, I got my first (frozen) eggs right after solistic. And they've
> been rather stubborn about having more--I've gotten one from 3 hens
> since then.
>
> Maureen
>