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Scratch & Kev, thanks for the advice. I just got home from work and went to check on them. 19 were in the run so guess who was inside the coop all by himself...? I tried this by grabbing the alpha and holding him in my arms for about 15 minutes to let the other cockerel wander out. He seemed...

Thank you for the response! There are two 8' long perches inside the coop about 3' off the ground, and that's exactly where the less dominant cockerel ran to when he was chased out of the run this morning (last night I also saw him hiding in one of the nest boxes with the alpha waiting for him...

Hello! I'm new to owning back yard chickens, and I have a question regarding male behavior in my first flock. We have 20 chickens (18 female, 2 male: Orpingtons and Wyandottes). They are about 5 mos old so they are sexually maturing and their hormones are in full swing. I have noticed that one...