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Two roos always fighting

Creamora
By Creamora
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Pros: Seperated them

Cons: Can not allow them outside together or they will fight

I would like to know what to do with these two roos.  One that is now living alone in the 'goat' house with 3 geese, ended up with right eye pecked (still has eye) and no longer can see from that eye.  One nice warm day I let them both outside, from different sides of the barn.  They managed to find each other and began fighting again (twice inside an hour) Finally I caught the one blind in right eye and put him back inside.  Any suggestions?  I really don't want to kill either of them.

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4 Comments

onawhimfarm 4/15/12 at 7:13am
Either send them to freezer camp or put an ad on craigslist to give them away.
Godiva 4/15/12 at 8:00am
It is not fair to them to keep them both if they are always fighting. The one that is injured I would put in the freezer, or even both of them. I know you don't want to kill them but is sometimes it is the best way. Otherwise try to find a home for one or both of them. Or you could have a cage that each one has a turn to stay in while the other free ranges. It is a pain to always having to manage birds like that though. The one that is blind in one eye is at a big disadvantage now in many ways ... if he is free ranging he is a lot more likely to be taken by a predator. Good luck figuring out what works for you.
DryCreekFarm 4/15/12 at 8:44am
Unless you have two coops or runs where they can both have their own hens, freezer camp is the way to go. The other option is to caponize, but some see that as a cruel procedure. From experience, it doesn't hurt them. Caponizing is neutering of roo's. They gain a lot of weight and become docile. They also become mighty tasty....
Kate1 4/15/12 at 5:50pm
You can't keep two fighting roosters together and expect them to make friends and get along. It is their nature to fight for the right to mate. The blinded one will be at a great disadvantage. Life will be smoother for all of you- including the rooster(s)- if you retire one to another home or the stew pot. It is not a kindness to let the blinded one fight it out to the death at a disadvantage. Both may be injured because roosters are quite serious about winning. It is a hard decision to cull one of your flock. If you cull, it should be the blinded one. You need your rooster to watch out for his hens and protect them from predators. He needs all of his vision to do that.
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