- Apr 20, 2013
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I've kept chickens for a few years but I've always had all pullets. Late last year my flock was decimated by predators and I had to add some new birds. I bought a dozen chicks from Rural King. They were all supposed to be pullets but you know how that goes. Somehow I ended up with two roosters...a Welsummer and a Silver Laced Wyandotte. Both are beautiful birds but the SLW Roo is an absolute JERK. He attacks me EVERY SINGLE TIME I go in to the run whether it's to feed, water or clean. The girls have just started laying (we got our first new egg yesterday!) and I'm trying to keep a close eye on things because it's been so darned HOT here...but these roosters are making it so that no one wants to mess with the chickens.
I have two young grandchildren (5 year old boy and 2 year old girl) and they have always enjoyed helping with the chickens, gathering the eggs/feeding, etc. but I can't even let them in the run now because I'm scared the rooster will hurt one of them badly.
I don't raise my birds for meat and honestly I can't bear the thought of consuming one of the birds I've raised but I just beat the SLW roo off of me with a broom and I'm covered with scratches on my legs. I don't think I could even catch him because I'm scared of him.
Any suggestions? I've put them up for sale on a local livestock forum for $10 but so far no takers. I'm ready to make them free just to see if someone will come and take them off my hands.
I have two young grandchildren (5 year old boy and 2 year old girl) and they have always enjoyed helping with the chickens, gathering the eggs/feeding, etc. but I can't even let them in the run now because I'm scared the rooster will hurt one of them badly.
I don't raise my birds for meat and honestly I can't bear the thought of consuming one of the birds I've raised but I just beat the SLW roo off of me with a broom and I'm covered with scratches on my legs. I don't think I could even catch him because I'm scared of him.
Any suggestions? I've put them up for sale on a local livestock forum for $10 but so far no takers. I'm ready to make them free just to see if someone will come and take them off my hands.