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    Increasingly Aggressive 5 month Old Orpington Rooster(s)

    Just to add.. I am accepting the fact that maybe I am not a person who should own a rooster anyhow. I have a little bit of a fear of birds my whole life. LOL I know that's crazy. I don't really have any fear of snakes. I guess everyone has their thing. I wanted hens for eggs, just some...
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    Increasingly Aggressive 5 month Old Orpington Rooster(s)

    I checked in for info here because I have a BO rooster attacking me. Just finished this thread and a couple others related, including beekissed's advice. It's still a bit worrisome about what to do. Nope, I should not be afraid of critters here on my own turf, but I am. My BO is almost 6 months...
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    The disappearing and returning hen?

    Well, not broody I guess. She made no interest in the next boxes in the roost, and didn't head anywhere particular when leaving the coop. No hurry either. A couple times, the others would approach her with what looked like attitude of aggression (quietly), but she removes herself before they...
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    The disappearing and returning hen?

    Broody? hmm........ I will sure try to watch where she goes in the morning when I let them out. I had planned to look around the neighbor's yard for stray eggs also.
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    Since my disappearing hen got way off topic from the thread title concerning rooster behavior, I started another thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1139772/the-disappearing-and-returning-hen#post_17698230
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    The disappearing and returning hen?

    Thank you. They sure are complex! Wish there was a clear translator sometimes. There was clearly some messaging going on there at nightfall this evening. Sometimes I stand there with a stick and watch their silliness and tap the neck of the meanies. That is only for my own goofy curiosity...
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    The disappearing and returning hen?

    Thanks. I am in town. Lots of chicken keepers in our town. However, there are none within a close distance that I'm aware of. I can hear a rooster in the distance pretty regularly. But it's quite a ways off. Most of my neighbors would be really shocked and have a good laugh. One of the...
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    The disappearing and returning hen?

    This came up in my thread about rooster behavior and is all off topic, so new thread here. 7 month old dominique hen. She is one of 3 hens, and a rooster of the same age. Added to my 6 hen flock this year. Well 5 now, 'cause I lost one. They are a year and a half old. 9 days ago, a hawk...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    I did not see her after that few minutes this morning. It didn't occur to me at that time to try to confine her. I was just so surprised and thinking about what all she may have been doing and where.. Later today, I thought about that. I was going to ask you all if I should keep her confined...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    She's already disappeared again. Hiding, or took off somewhere. At least I know it was not a hawk. Maybe she's gone primal, wild, and will just visit now and then?? A friend of mine said maybe she has a beau somewhere. As I said, I'm in town. Technically, we are not supposed to have...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    UPDATE the young dom that disappeared after hawk strike a WEEK AGO showed back up this morning! I am so confused. Bizarre. Dom hen #1, as I called her, appeared in the yard this morning just after I let the chickens out to forage. I was back in the house and looked out the window, doing a...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    I am seriously laughing out loud right now! tarded, special. Yeah, I laugh at him one minute and feel sorta pity the next. It IS funny. I don't know the guy I got them from other than our exchange conversation, and today's conversation. My gut and intuition tells me he's a good, decent...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    I was able to reach the guy today that I got them from, just for curiosity. He has no barred rock roos. He has dom hens and roos that all have rose combs. He has some game hens, mainly because he said they sit well when he wants them to. Fella offered several times to make it right with me in...
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    Got some pics today. Here is rudy roo Here is one dom hen And here is the roo, and one dom, both 7 months old, and the white is EE 19 months old
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    Dominique rooster behavior/maturity?

    Thanks Lazy Gardener. After the coon, we added wire in the gap where roof meets side. It was apparent that's where he went in. The rest of the coop was sound, with tight hardware cloth that is buried in trench. That roof line was a weakness. Raccoons are so smart and agile, I hate em! I...
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