My hens all have bald spots on their necks! One even has her skin torn very badly around her head! I knew they could mess up their back feathers but I have never seen this much damage on their heads? Do I need to get newer gentler breeding roos? I have removed the relly injured hen and put her into a seperate pen to heal. Her head around her comb is really torn up badly! It has to be from the roos. They are the only one I have seen grab then in that area! I have witnessed the roos grabing the hens neck and then mounting them. I have even seen one roo grab and breed the hen and befor he was finished another roo grabbed her and jumped on right after the first. Talk about cheating! I have to dispatch 6 more roos to get down to 1 roo for every 8 hens. Will this stop all the competition? will they calm down and be gentler if there are fewer roos? I was waiting to see who would be the best ones to keep. I know have my best picked out but If they are going to continue to hurt the girls, I will start over!
Suggestions?
God Bless!
Suggestions?
God Bless!