Birds Maturing ?

[greenlands]

What's your opinion on a bird that is obviously a cock but take upto now to start and show themselves by driving hens.My late father would have loved this cock but I never had the sense at the time to ask him why.

       He was obviously a cock to look at from day one and is now the best looking 09 bird I have.

Lindsay.

[greenlands]

Surely someone has an opinon,even if they just say It makes no difference how fast they mature.

Lindsay.

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Ive a March hatched doo which im positive is a cock, yet hes still not started showing up to hens..

[Guest frank dooman]

some familys mature faster than others take the chris gordons ive bred them in feb one year and been left wondering the following feb cock/hen i think lots of the distance familys take longer than most

[showman]

Agree with Frank, I have found maturity rate is different from family to family. Personally I wouldn't be concerned at this stage.

[Guest rodders]

last year i had 3 march april bred cocks that were wintered with the hens and never showed as cocks till i tried pairing them up with other cocks :)

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  hi greenlands, i agree with some of the others that its up to the individual birds as to when it matures........and i wouldnt worry too much over it.  i have a pair which always breeds hens that behave/act like cocks and anyone would swear they were. i wouldnt bother too much over it but ive found that sometimes when pairing up and they are not mature enough its a pain as they are not interested in the hens..........j.m.o.