You may have read more into what I wrote than what is there.
Those who just keep hens can educate me about keeping hens; I know nothing about it.
Chickens are not just hens.
I hope I haven't even attempted to devalue the hen only experience; but once again they aren't really keeping chickens...
I don't tend to try to kill predators here despite free ranging. I do understand why people do and I try to keep my views to myself when I read such posts.
I also eat the chickens here; not many, but I'll kill to eat and sometimes to manage flocks, but that is very rare.
The predators strangely...
Wait, just above this line you say you cannot associate human behaviors with chickens; then above that you do exactly that and make a statement that been proven incorrect.
Chickens apparently do know who is a related individual. I suggest you do some research.
Lots of creatures mate with their...
No, I've not found my stress levels decreased when I've killed a rooster and in general the flocks here miss their brother/father/son even if he was a pain.
It may work for others.:confused:
I feel I ought to point this out; you don't get a 'point across' to a dead chicken.
I can say fairly confidently that the chicken has absolutely no idea why you killed it and has learn't absolutely nothing from the experience.
I feel I need to point out, I'm not having a go at you and how you are trying to deal with the problem.:)
What I hope I might have done is suggest that changes in your perception; more so for others that may read this, will make a difference in the end to his behavior.
I understand that it can...
Part of the problem I see most often in the ‘bad rooster’ threads is directly attributable to a persons perception of their rooster. Your rooster has absolutely no idea about good and bad behavior. He is behaving in a perfectly acceptable manner as far as he is concerned, should you be able to...