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Thx, If I was to kill them all, how long would I need to wait until I get a new one for the hens.
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Keep 1 and eat the other 2.that is my thought process, but I hate to kill my breeding rooster.
Well, maybe. This was my stepfather's solution - he made the rooster stick and I was able to walk outside, keeping the rooster away. Side note - the rooster became stew pot later that week :-/Wouldn't this just make him more aggressive?
Hello Goldenseabright, You can replace your roosters right away, but I wouldn't save any of the eggs for two weeks. I believe temperament is hereditary and your hens can still be fertile from your mean Rooster for a couple of weeks after he is gone. I think you asked about the Buff Orpington Breed of Roosters. We raise Orpingtons and we have never had an Orpington attack us. They are gentle in all varieties. Good LuckThx, If I was to kill them all, how long would I need to wait until I get a new one for the hens.
I have a young rooster doing that started flogging as he came of age. I finally remembered how I tempered a Quaker parrot and have implemented what I lovingly call behavior therapy on my bantum rooster. I catch and wrap him in a towell. I make sure his wings are not in an uncomfortable possition and then swaddle him in the towel with only his neck and head out. If he cranes his neck and squaks I gently push his head down (i fork my fingers over his comb) and tell him to calm down. I carry him around with me for about twenty minutes twice a day. After 3 days he is already showing a much better temperament when I'm around. Now that he is calmer I am going to reduce it to once a day and have the kids carry him as well. I want to make sure he is socialized and not just adjusting to me. When I return him to the yard I grab some scratch or meal worms and toss out for the ladies to eat first. I then allow him to feast with them. I hope this simple method works for you all.