TanyaLlama
In the Brooder
- Aug 15, 2016
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Hello,
My fiancé and I purchased 8 ducks, 4 straight run guineas (3 male, 1 female as it turns out), 3 Buff Orpington hens and a Buff Rooster mid May of 2016. This is our first time raising birds. Everything has been fine up until this weekend. The rooster has mounted the female guinea two nights in a row. The first time my fiancé saw him on top of her and he noticed he was pulling the top feathers off her wings. She was bloodied and we separated her for the day until she healed - no more blood. After we released her to join the flock, that night he did it again. This time we stepped in before blood was drawn.
I am desperate to understand what is going on. Is this a mating thing or is this much more serious? None of my other birds are bloodied so I'm having a hard time making sense of it. I greatly appreciate anything you can share.
Sincerely,
Tanya
My fiancé and I purchased 8 ducks, 4 straight run guineas (3 male, 1 female as it turns out), 3 Buff Orpington hens and a Buff Rooster mid May of 2016. This is our first time raising birds. Everything has been fine up until this weekend. The rooster has mounted the female guinea two nights in a row. The first time my fiancé saw him on top of her and he noticed he was pulling the top feathers off her wings. She was bloodied and we separated her for the day until she healed - no more blood. After we released her to join the flock, that night he did it again. This time we stepped in before blood was drawn.
I am desperate to understand what is going on. Is this a mating thing or is this much more serious? None of my other birds are bloodied so I'm having a hard time making sense of it. I greatly appreciate anything you can share.
Sincerely,
Tanya