Devastating loss. Graphic pictures please help!

[enola]

I have never had a rooster kill a hen that challenged him. If need be, he may knock the snot out of a hen that is that stupid to cause him to go that far. I have never seen that happen in 50+ years of keeping chickens.

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

Now it's sitting on my run waiting for my hens

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

Will he still kill my chickens pulling them through the side of a chain linked fence?

 

[enola]

If he can get his talon on a chicken, yes he can and will. That is why chicken owners with predator experience always recommend using a small holed woven wire. Any predator that can get their arm, leg or entire body through wire becomes a threat.

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

We have a super secure run up right now. We were just going to put up this fencing to give them more area and access to the ground since we won't be free ranging now. So annoyed by all of this. I can't really afford to build a whole run this fencing was free from his dad. He used it to house his emu

 

[TreeTree411]

Will he still kill my chickens pulling them through the side of a chain linked fence?

awwwh man, too bad you live far away.. I have Roosters that are very protective and battle ready for ya.

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

How do you go about adding a rooster to your flock?

 

[enola]

First you need to quarantine him. While I quarantine chivkens, I work them and treat them for mites. Next you can put him where the girls can see him for a couple of days. Then just turn him loose with them. Adding a rooster to the flock usually goes much smoother than adding hens.

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

I'm not sure how to go about quarantining because I only have one coop

 

[ginny1966]

Why haven't you shot it?