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Love the girls....the boy not so much

A Review On: Plymouth Rock

Plymouth Rock

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pixtaker
By pixtaker
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Pros: gorgeous, sweet hens, great producer

Cons: roo started attacking, they wander to neighbor's yards

Got my flock in march from a hatchery....HAD to get one rooster because the pics i've seen they are gorgeous!  started with 8 hens and the boy but one of my girls went to the neighbor's house and didnt make it back before dark and i wouldnt find her.  She was taken by a fox.  My first egg came when they were 19 weeks old and after waiting another 2 weeks we started getting more and now we are getting 7 eggs a day.

 

My girls are sooooo sweet and most dont mind being picked up....they love the kids and the dogs...

 

at about 19 weeks old, my roo "campbell" started attacking me, just me......and then about 4 weeks ago started attacking my 13yo.   Not sure what to do about him.....hopefully we can wait out his cranky phase because he's just gorgeous and so good at keeping the girls safe!

 

currently, we are having problems with them hopping the fence about 30 min after letting them out to range....we have 1.25 acre ...thinking of clipping wings to keep them safe....

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TurtlePowerTrav 8/28/12 at 2:35am
Try rehabing your roo with treats. Lots of them. Mine especially likes pancakes and raisins. It took about 4 weeks to finally get him to eat out of my hand. Now when I come out he is the first one to come say hi. If after a month of trying rehab without improvement, freezer camp.
redfeather13 8/28/12 at 4:03pm
I have five hens, no rooster, no stress (sorry boys) and I still get eggs.
Roosters like to be 'top dog' so to speak - probably sees you and 13yo as threat to his hierachy.
Also I have heard stories of people having to trim their claws so they don't injure the hens when mounting??
Grey and green feathers 8/28/12 at 9:23pm
my super aggressive Rhode Island Red rooster drew blood on everybody else, but would sleep in my arms on his back as if he were a baby. the only thing i did to make him so good to me was to repeatedly test him and challenge him, fighting back when he would take me on. for example, id wave a hand up and down in front of his face to see if he was thinking of testing me. if his head bobbed along or he attacked, id grab his head (be gentle but firm) and held him down (one hand over eyes, other holding legs) untill he was calm. when he got up, id test him again. soon, i was "top roo" and he let me do whatever i wanted. i had to get him used to feet too cause he wasnt bright and had to learn they were two ends of the same snake.
Grey and green feathers 8/28/12 at 9:25pm
oh- and lots of treats from my hand. all kinds of treats and tlc ;) cant forget that. they sometimes like their bottom jaw scratched :) theres no recipe for the perfect rooster but i loved that old boy
mfr4550 8/29/12 at 8:53am
I have a much smaller space than you but allow my chickens to range my yard during the day. I began to have a problem with them going into my neighbor's yard so I cliped their wings. This solved the problem for me. My smaller, lighter chicken ( a Buttercup) can still make it over the fence but she chooses not to since no one else can go with her. Good luck!
pixtaker 8/31/12 at 7:09am
Thanks everyone! We have started carrying him around a few times a day.....i'm still a little nervous he's going to go for my face, lol...We had 2 of the ladies not come home last night...they hop the fence daily and the roo goes with them, so i'm not really sure where they went....thinking of getting a few more hens to keep my numbers up...chicks or hens that are closer to their age is the big question now....
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