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The rooster is a few years old at least. Right now he has 4 hens (he only had 2 last year.) They have plenty of space: they have the freedom of my fenced yard during the day. Adding more hens hasn’t gone well. The older hens killed one, an owl got another, and another just disappeared one day.

Roster behavior... My rooster has suddenly started to be rough with his hens. He’s trying to mate with them more often and they’re obviously fed up. If they don’t submit right away he grabs their necks and rips feathers out while they try to get away. Once they get away he’ll chase them for a...