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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    Well I seperated him and the flock seems to be at peace. The other cockerels, four of them, are attempting to mate though they seem to miss a lot, lol. One of the black australorps corrals everyone up at night and sees them in the coop. That didnt happen before as the hens would put themselves...
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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    I know a lot of people suggest keeping roosters longer but I am worried about the welfare of my hens. I mean, he is plucking them bald! Not riding their backs bald but ripping out feathers with his beak from their tails and neck. Biting them, slamming them into the fence and walls and you name...
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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    Thank you that gives me a better idea for a time line. Speaking of chicks that attack, as I said I have one in my group of Buff Orpingtons that started out a little fiesty. I already had a thread about that, he has gotten to the point where be bites a hold of me when I reach in to feed the...
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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    So is there an average age that you would suggest making the selection at? I can give that a try, thank you.
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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    Thank you or the response. I was kind of thinking along those lines. I have one that is very protective of the hens but not abusive and it is friendly with my wife and I. For example if I pick up a hen he gets a little unhappy, he does not attack but you can tell he is upset. However later he...
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    Cockerel overly aggressive when mating.

    So I have two flocks at home and one is starting to mature as the hens have started laying eggs and the Cockerels are attempting to mount the hens. Well, I have one that not only mounts the hens but the other cockerels. He does not seem to have the hang of it yet as some times he gets the head...
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