tizabel_
Songster
I have a flock of 8 hens and one rooster named Birdy. He’s maybe 5 months old, an EE and Cochin or Brahma mix i‘m thinking.
All of my girls were hand raised by me and love me, and Birdy was introduced around 2 months later. Although I didn’t raise him, he’s naturally friendly to humans and enjoys being held.
He has been very sweet to my hens and me ever since I got him. Just this morning he was chasing my favorite hen, like he was trying to drive her out of the flock. He won’t let her near him or the other hens. She doesn’t have any missing feathers, just roughed up.
My guess is that he doesn’t like sharing his hens with me, because I give her the most attention, and for some reason he would rather just kick her out of the flock than attack me and try to win her back.
I love all of my birds and I would really really like to try to fix this instead of trying to rehome him, where he will likely be eaten. I know there’s not much hope for that.
Does anybody have any ideas for the reasoning of his behavior, how to fix it, or just any comments? Some might say to give up my hens to him, and stop giving them attention so that they’re all his. But if that’s the only way then I’ll have to rehome him.
Thank you for your help! Right now he is shut up in their wire run while the hens are out in the yard.
All of my girls were hand raised by me and love me, and Birdy was introduced around 2 months later. Although I didn’t raise him, he’s naturally friendly to humans and enjoys being held.
He has been very sweet to my hens and me ever since I got him. Just this morning he was chasing my favorite hen, like he was trying to drive her out of the flock. He won’t let her near him or the other hens. She doesn’t have any missing feathers, just roughed up.
My guess is that he doesn’t like sharing his hens with me, because I give her the most attention, and for some reason he would rather just kick her out of the flock than attack me and try to win her back.
I love all of my birds and I would really really like to try to fix this instead of trying to rehome him, where he will likely be eaten. I know there’s not much hope for that.
Does anybody have any ideas for the reasoning of his behavior, how to fix it, or just any comments? Some might say to give up my hens to him, and stop giving them attention so that they’re all his. But if that’s the only way then I’ll have to rehome him.
Thank you for your help! Right now he is shut up in their wire run while the hens are out in the yard.