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Aggressive Rooster
I have already taken previous advice and started his training right away. He is already doing much better. I have just been sitting out there with him and doing things that make him a little nervous and then showing him that it's fine for me to do them. For example, picking up the hens. He is...- EmmC
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Hawks?!
Yep, just checked with my husband and he applied for one after the first was killed. We don't want to kill him, but instead try to trap him if possible. We had a permit last year but never used it. I am thinking of getting a large decoy bird of some sort to try to keep him away because we really...- EmmC
- Post #18
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Should I get a rooster?
I know that this is kind of late, but I have a banty rooster with my full size hens and he keeps them fertile. He is very sweet (he will even sit with you and cuddle) and his crow is a lot quieter than a full size rooster. The other plus to bantams is that if they do become mean, in my...- EmmC
- Post #17
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Hawks?!
Ok, sounds good. I have been talking to friends and they have a tractor for meat birds that they are not using, so I will attach it to my coop.- EmmC
- Post #14
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Aggressive Rooster
Actually, it's quite funny that you say he should not be bred. I have some of his babies and they are perfect little angel hens. He wasn't always mean, but felt threatened when my friend was kicking at something frozen in the ground and was never the same. I live an a rural area, so I can have...- EmmC
- Post #30
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Aggressive Rooster
This sounds like a great idea. I think this is what I will try first.- EmmC
- Post #27
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Aggressive Rooster
So, he just got here last night, and he does seem very protective already. When you pick him up he bites, and he gets very defensive when you walk near him. He also never stops crowing. This may just be because he is new here, and he was taken away from his old hens, so I will give him some time...- EmmC
- Post #26
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Hawks?!
I wish I could, but everything is frozen, so I can do build them a run- EmmC
- Post #12
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Hawks?!
As of last year, we were allowed to shoot or trap a raptor that is killing livestock as long as you have photographic evidence of it. We checked this with our local game warden, but I will check again to see if this is still active.- EmmC
- Post #5
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Aggressive Rooster
I have mostly just had banty roosters (yes, with my full size hens) but I have had one standard rooster. He was very sweet, but eventually turned out to be very protective. He was managable as long as you were careful around him, but he was so protective of his girls that he tried to go after a...- EmmC
- Post #11
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Aggressive Rooster
Thanks for the advice. He is a little more than a year old right now.- EmmC
- Post #10
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Hawks?!
So, I believe that this hawk is a red shouldered hawk, and in vt, as long as you have photographic evidence that the hawk was killing your livestock, you are allowed to trap or kill it. Currently, I do not have a fence or enclosure for my birds, but we let them out when we are out there with...- EmmC
- Post #3
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Aggressive Rooster
So, a friend of mine has this rooster that was never mean until she was kicking at something frozen on the ground, then all of a sudden he started acting aggressively towards her. Now, I am taking him in, mostly to protect my hens, and I was wondering if there are any tips to get a rooster to...- EmmC
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Hawks?!
I have lost 3 hens and 2 roosters in the past couple of months due to hawk attacks. Are there any ways to trap hawks? Any good ways to determine them? If I can't get rid of these hawks, I will have to start fencing in my girls. Thanks for any help!- EmmC
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