My first Fox attack that ended in a kill

[JackE]

I don't have a rooster. I've had two in the past. One turned into a real maniac. He was not a problem to me, I thought he was kinda funny. But he TERRORIZED my wife and daughter. So he had to go to freezer camp. Then I got a BO roo in with my second batch of chicks. He was a good rooster as far as people. But he took a serious dislike to a hen from my first group, he beat and tore her up, chased her away from food and the rest of the flock. I'm convinced he would have eventually killed her. So he too, had to go. So now my flock is roosterless. I would like to maybe get an older rooster at some point. I hear they sometimes mellow a bit with age.
Jack

 

[Gallus Sapien]

I don't have a rooster. I've had two in the past. One turned into a real maniac. He was not a problem to me, I thought he was kinda funny. But he TERRORIZED my wife and daughter. So he had to go to freezer camp. Then I got a BO roo in with my second batch of chicks. He was a good rooster as far as people. But he took a serious dislike to a hen from my first group, he beat and tore her up, chased her away from food and the rest of the flock. I'm convinced he would have eventually killed her. So he too, had to go. So now my flock is roosterless. I would like to maybe get an older rooster at some point. I hear they sometimes mellow a bit with age.
Jack

Had the same two probs. and are now no longer w/roo also. Moreover, looking for old roo for the same reason.

 

[Shellz]

We just dispatched 2 of our 3 roosters today. They were tearing up my favorite hen. They will be used to bait the nasty foxes & coyotes around here.

 

[Steemroo]

Not for coq au vin?

Traditionally a gamy, tough old roo was used - that's what the recipe was for, to make suc h a roo edible (or old hen could be sub'd).

But if you need fox bait go ahead. Not trying to tell you what to do, just blabbing.

 

[frigginchi]

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[Shellz]

They would've been coq au vin, but these roos were small. No meat on them like their dad. Yeah, dad was a great coq au vin! Very tasty! We really needed to up our game for hunting preds. So we heard how some guys get success with a bait pile.

 

[3 NH reds]

They would've been coq au vin, but these roos were small. No meat on them like their dad. Yeah, dad was a great coq au vin! Very tasty! We really needed to up our game for hunting preds. So we heard how some guys get success with a bait pile.

Ok what is coq au vin? I have 4 cockerels and 5 hens in one coop. The oldest male is a Red Ranger who is like 2 months older than the other males. I saved him to breed the 3 ranger hens but he is 9 months old and has no interest in that way that I have seen. He still leads them around but Rangers are timid and I think the Jersey Giants scare him but they are all over the girls. My three Jersey Giant males have no fear and are the alarm birds, they hear a hawk screech and the alarm goes off and into the coop it is, Rangers hang outside and go DAHH. Good thing for chicken wire over the run. . I had wanted to breed the Rangers but I can't separate them now due to the cold and lack of water in the other coop. If the ranger does not do any thing with the girls separated he is gone. Shame he is Large and good looking. I also plan to try a Jersey Giant Ranger mix and see how the grow rate is. Rangers could be around 12 weeks Giants are slow but get really big, I think one of the Jersey males is bigger than the Ranger. Last night was bark night but I could never see what had the dogs spooked, man I hate that.
Need new pics of the Ranger he is bigger now, that was almost 17 weeks old

 

[Shellz]

Sounds like your rooster to hen ratio is out of whack. You sure the hens aren't getting damaged from all the mating? I noticed a patch of feathers missing on my favorite hen's back. By then damage was done. She had 2 large open wounds just hidden under her wings. Day before we took out extra roos, she had a new fresh tear on her back. Jersey Giants are great raptor sentinels! I would just keep the best one, or get a bunch of new hens to spread out the mating abuse more evenly. One roo to every 8-10 hens will keep flock happy. Yeah, sounds like Ranger needs to go. Coq au vin would be the perfect send off! Google the recipe. You won't be disappointed! So yummy! Sorry if I seem bossy, just trying to help & I don't pretend to know everything, really. Lol! Best of luck to you!

 

[Steemroo]

Coq au vin is roo stewed in wine. French recipe.

If you have overhead netting, do you need J Giant roos at all?. If fenced, do they need such sentinels?

Why not at least box them or separate them & give red star roo a chance? The red star is probably too intimidated with j g around. That said, you won't get 'true' red stars as offspring. You will get ok brown egg layers, probably not sex linked.

HYbrids like red stars do not breed true.

But J G roo are known for damaging hens. I'd eat them.. Just my 2 pennies.

 

[Shellz]

Thanks for chiming in Steemroo! Yeah, I should have been more clear about that coq au vin thing! If one has overhead netting & fencing then yeah, no need for a sentinel. I see your point there about separating the roosters, if possible. That's a great plan! Wish I had thought of it. I may be too quick to solve my problem birds via culling. That's why I like this forum so much. So many ideas, and ways to think around problems.

I may get some Jersey Giants in future for my free ranging flock. I just can't bear to 'coop' mine up. I so enjoy watching them being free, but that's just my personal preference.