SunflowerTheBun
Chirping
Hi all,
Wondering if any of you have any answers to why my rooster and one of the hens started fighting today.
Backstory: They've been fine with each other for ages, except for when we first introduced the rooster as a youngter and she had a bit of a go at him then, (at the start of the year) but they've been pretty much nice to each other ever since (apart from the occasional chasing which has been harmless).
Recently she came into lay so he has been mounting her (don't think she liked that much) so I think it may have even been HER who induced the fighting,
Currently they are separated from the four chicks and my other hen during her day in the run, only because the chicks can get through the wire, but at night and morning and when we go out they are all together in the coop.
Any ideas are appreciated,
Sunny.
Wondering if any of you have any answers to why my rooster and one of the hens started fighting today.
Backstory: They've been fine with each other for ages, except for when we first introduced the rooster as a youngter and she had a bit of a go at him then, (at the start of the year) but they've been pretty much nice to each other ever since (apart from the occasional chasing which has been harmless).
Recently she came into lay so he has been mounting her (don't think she liked that much) so I think it may have even been HER who induced the fighting,
Currently they are separated from the four chicks and my other hen during her day in the run, only because the chicks can get through the wire, but at night and morning and when we go out they are all together in the coop.
Any ideas are appreciated,
Sunny.