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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
Problem solved, our kind neighbor farmer came and picked him up this weekend and will be enjoying some rooster soup. I was so sick of him I didn’t even care to eat him. So grateful for all the support! Thanks all!- MapleBlondieFarm
- Post #35
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Missing Feathers in Frigid Weather
One of my hens has lost a chunk of feathers on her back thanks to our rooster. The rooster is now out of the picture, but there’s a 2-3’ circle of fully exposed skin on her back and it is FRIGID here in the northeast. -10° this morning. Her back is red, understandably, and is most definitely...- MapleBlondieFarm
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
100% - I’m not expecting my roo to physically fight off a predator, but help alert/deter or take the first blow while the hens get to safety. We have large goats and dogs that help but the hens are free range and the dogs have a healthy in ground fence but there are some spaces the chickens can...- MapleBlondieFarm
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
Thank you so so much!! 💛- MapleBlondieFarm
- Post #19
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
Thank you!! Where are you located??- MapleBlondieFarm
- Post #18
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
This guy is a golden laced wyandotte. If you (or others) have had positive experiences with other breeds I’d love to know that too! I haven’t had enough rooster experience to know how much is breed selection (nature) vs nurture.- MapleBlondieFarm
- Post #9
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
Thank you!! I feel the exact same! I think I just needed to hear that it was ok, and I’d tried my best!- MapleBlondieFarm
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
Even if they’re free range? Mine seem a little naive. So sweet, and I’m not sure how “street smart” they are when it comes to predators lurking about. Maybe I should give them more credit?- MapleBlondieFarm
- Post #5
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!
I’ve been dealing with an increasingly aggressive rooster in my flock for coming on 6 months now. I deeply value the role he plays, particularly in that he’s been an exceptional protector for our free range hens. Knock on wood we haven’t lost a single one (or had so much as an injury) in the...- MapleBlondieFarm
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock