charlebois
In the Brooder
- Mar 11, 2019
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Greetings all. New to the forums and forums in general but after a lot of contemplating I finally decided to ask the online experts for any opinions on my situation as follows.
We have had a rooster and 9 hens for a few years with no real issues. We had a new rooster come into our life this spring (hatched and raised on here) and he has basically been cast out by our current rooster, who doubles him in size. He isnt allowed to join the flock or eat with them and is chased away constantly.
Now, my first obvious thought is to simply remove the new rooster but wanted to get some opinions before I made that decision.
Any information or thoughts on flock behaviour and whether there is any benefit of removing the old rooster and giving this guy a chance would be worth it.
Thanks in advance.
CJ
I decided to fill out the questions as best I could to provide more information
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We have had chickens for about 2 years
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
2 roosters and 8 hens
(3) What breeds do you have?
Not 100% sure, a few are cross breed.
Our big rooster is a beautiful Americana
1 hen is a sussex I believe
1 is a RIR
3 big grey hens
A bantam grandma
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Watching them is so facinating to me. They have such interesting behaviour.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening, exploring, MTB
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
We have one dog a 7 year old chocolate lab, 2 cats that are primarily indoors, a spunky 4 year old daughter and more to come. I am current working seasonally in a greenhouse.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Just blind luck, thanks for having me!
We have had a rooster and 9 hens for a few years with no real issues. We had a new rooster come into our life this spring (hatched and raised on here) and he has basically been cast out by our current rooster, who doubles him in size. He isnt allowed to join the flock or eat with them and is chased away constantly.
Now, my first obvious thought is to simply remove the new rooster but wanted to get some opinions before I made that decision.
Any information or thoughts on flock behaviour and whether there is any benefit of removing the old rooster and giving this guy a chance would be worth it.
Thanks in advance.
CJ
I decided to fill out the questions as best I could to provide more information
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We have had chickens for about 2 years
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
2 roosters and 8 hens
(3) What breeds do you have?
Not 100% sure, a few are cross breed.
Our big rooster is a beautiful Americana
1 hen is a sussex I believe
1 is a RIR
3 big grey hens
A bantam grandma
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Watching them is so facinating to me. They have such interesting behaviour.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening, exploring, MTB
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
We have one dog a 7 year old chocolate lab, 2 cats that are primarily indoors, a spunky 4 year old daughter and more to come. I am current working seasonally in a greenhouse.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Just blind luck, thanks for having me!
