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Rooster keeps attacking my Turkey!? >:/

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Ok this is getting quite ridiculous, Our rooster keeps attacking my turkey every time I put him outside, The turkey is about 2 months old now & almost big enough to defend himself but today & not just today the rooster managed to sneak up to my turkey while I was changing his bedding & when I came back the rooster was chasing my turkey across the yard in circles biting & scratching with his feet & my poor turkey didn't know what to do =(

He used to be a nice rooster until he reached adult (4 months old now) & has been biting the female chickens & plucking hair out of them & now he is attacking our animals including the chihuahua. I don't want to cull him because we need him for breeding. Is there any way I can stop this behavior? He has no problems being around people, just animals.

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I would not breed an aggressive rooster.  It just passes on bad behavior to the offspring.  Too many good roosters out there to keep a mean one.

Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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Breeding Welsummers and Barnevelders.

 

Having an Icelandic in the coop is like having a 2 year old in the house - they are into everything and don't follow the rules.

I have zero chicken willpower.

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