Silkie Cockeral

[walldanzig]

I have just introduced a sixteen week old silkie cockeral with 3 bantams he's a bit bigger than them but one of them is giving a bit of a dusting. Have I put him in too early with the girls? Will he come into his own as I want him to breed. He has made a few miserable attempts at crowing recently but he is definatley down the pecking order

[RichmondHens]

Stick with it, he will be fine in a couple of days. The presence of girls will get his hormones going and he'll soon be ruling the roost!

[walldanzig]

thanks Richmond he looked a sorry thing tonight the girls where all on the perch and he was sat on the floor behind them

[MaureenHall]

thanks Richmond he looked a sorry thing tonight the girls where all on the perch and he was sat on the floor behind them

He's going to be in the proverbial in the morning then isn't he

[walldanzig]

ha ha correct

[RichmondHens]

How is he today wdz? Don't expect miracles to happen straightaway - bantam girls can be little so and so's - but I'm sure he'll sort himself out.

[RichmondHens]

Forgot to say, has he got plenty of space to escape them? Try putting a boxes or large logs in the pen so he has something to run round or jump onto to get away if he needs to - otherwise they will drive him into a corner.

[walldanzig]

Thanks Richmond he didnt want to come down this morning but that could be because he has never been in a house with a ramp to get in and out although he took himself up. He has plenty of room. He's also super friendly and is easily picked up.