New Cockerel = Fun and Games!

[pebojuno]

Since I lost my pekin cockerels ( and most of my girls ) to a fox several months ago my girls have been living with a bunch of growers - some of whom I'll be keeping as my replacement flock!
Yesterday I picked up a lovely pair of pekins (think they're silver wheaten) and as I know the lady who I got them from well (and her birds!) I popped them straight into the pen with my girls after checking them over.
My girls have been hilarious to watch - crouching down as soon as the cockerel so much as glances their way and have been suffering the wrath of his first "wife" because of their slatternly behaviour- very amusing, beats Eastenders any day!
The new cockerel has also been trying to fight my speckled sussex through the fence despite being a third of his size! - Silly boy: You'd think with 4 more ladies ready for action his attention would be elsewhere! Will get some pics of them on once they've stopped fighting and acting the fool :lol:

 

[foxy]

Some cockerels have the most fabulous personalites, and some can turn nasty or just a bit "peppery" just adds to the excitement of trying to feed them in the morning!

Most of my boys being faverolles have the most placid natures, I have one early hatched salmon bantam boy who is turning rather mischievious at the mo..a bit excitable and finds it fun hanging of my sleeve in the morning!!! I tell him off he just drops both wings and mutters to himself, most peculiar..trys his luck with the big guys and gets away with murder!!

 

[pebojuno]

I like the personalities of the boys too! My large fowl cockerels (orp, speckled sussex and cream legbar) are calm and friendly and only had a go at each other through the fence for a day or so when they first arrived . . . My bantam poland boy is the nastiest one we have- he's not aggressive as such but as you say , he tries his luck! we pick him up and cuddle him like a baby until he behaves :lol: