I don't check to often because they have dirt in there pen, but occasionally i check.
How To Raise A Rooster
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I don't check to often because they have dirt in there pen, but occasionally i check.
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My 20 week old Production Red Roo, "Sonny Britches", has just started crowing and although he hasn't been mean to humans, he has started being mean to my 9 hens. If they do something he doesn't like he grabs them by the head or back with his beak and appears to bite them, even pulling feathers out! I've seen roosters mate and he's not jumping on them like that, just being mean. Is this normal for a maturing rooster? He is also very pushy...always first in line for treats and not caring if the girls get any, or not! Not much of a gentleman at all. He was supposed to be a pullet, but we've all learned how that goes. LOL
Young Roos are a bit hard on hens to begin with. My king Henry,nearly got his marching orders when he ripped half of a hens comb off. But that was when he was still on his " learner s plates " he's settled in now. When the hens can free range , they can at least escape an overly amorous roo.
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That's one reason I wanted all pullets. Wanted my girls to be stress free! He's really pretty but we'll just have to wait and see, I guess.
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Maybe I am wrong but I thought that was how they were supposed to act in order to show dominance in the beginning stages??? Anyone else have a take on it?
That's good info. I haven't heard my roo crow yet. I'm going to try the holding down maneuver at the first sign of his challenging me. I'm glad to know there's something I can try to ward off aggression. That's the plan anyway. I'll certainly be careful cause I don't want to hurt the fella.
He stood different from my lavender, he seemed to stand tall with his head up high, my lavender never did, also once he reached 4 weeks he was totally different to my lavender he had a comb and wattles at 4 weeks and looked different in the body shape and also the way he acted, I have a pic somewhere of him when he was about 4 weeks with my lavender who would of been about 8 weeks, I will see if I can find it
That's how I suspected my RIR of being a roo early on. They were 5 weeks old June 7th when I got them. They were supposed to be pullets. It wasn't long after I got them I noticed a taller stance, larger comb than the other 3. After a while he started bumping chest ruffling up his neck feathers. I only wanted to raid hens and still just want hens but I can't part with him. I'm attached to the fella. I only hope he doesn't start attacking me or inflicting serious harm to the girls, he'll have to go.
I'm guessing you missed the awesome eyebrows in the first rooster. Which is why we are keeping him. His name is Groucho. He is not grouchy at all though, and is quite the gentleman so far.
This is actually the meanest rooster I've ever owned. He wasn't all that bad, but did flog strangers, and me if I was messing with the hens. I was going to process him, but had someone come purchase a RIR cockerel for breeding and he asked how much I wanted for this one. I said, you don't mean that: this one's as mean as sin! But he didn't care. He thought he was pretty. He was pretty, but a mutt at that!
My sweetest Roosters were all Marans. Copper Marans, Black Maran's. And I had a very nice Cream Leg Bar Rooster who was Glorious and Sweet. I don't think I treat them differently. I did not make it a point to pick them up or baby them. The one Black Maran's - I had two...he would come to me and want to be held which, I would give him a treat once in a while and talk to him but I resisted picking him up.
I had a great Rooster with the hens but he was really aggressive towards my family. Since he was the first Rooster I ever had, I think I have developed a healthy respect for Roosters. I enter the coop - yes I know this sounds mentally odd, but I imagine myself and try to think it while in the run that I am the biggest toughest Rooster there and I am not to be challenged. So, if that is the energy I am putting out then maybe they are picking up on the energy and leave me alone.
We lost old Razzmatazz to a predator and none of the roosters I have had since have been aggressive.
Caroline
I had a great Rooster with the hens but he was really aggressive towards my family. Since he was the first Rooster I ever had, I think I have developed a healthy respect for Roosters. I enter the coop - yes I know this sounds mentally odd, but I imagine myself and try to think it while in the run that I am the biggest toughest Rooster there and I am not to be challenged. So, if that is the energy I am putting out then maybe they are picking up on the energy and leave me alone.
We lost old Razzmatazz to a predator and none of the roosters I have had since have been aggressive.
Caroline
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