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Our five hens are happier without our roo. Our older hen has started to lay eggs again! We had four eggs today...Up from two to three a day. Just curious....Are hens happier without a roo???

Update: No change...We separated Drumstick from the hens for 3 days. Once back with the hens Drumstick attacked Millie and ran her off from the other hens . He is back in his separate living quarters .... We will re-home our roo this weekend.

Because Mille appears to be perfectly healthy I decided to put Millie back in the coop after dark and removed our roo. Will keep our roo separate for a few days and see what happens.

I just put all the chickens, except Millie, into the coop for the night. Millie is in our 'hospital' cage. She seems fine. She ate her treats and jumped right into the nesting box. We will try this for a few days to make sure she is not sick. I am afraid Jack could be right...Our roo may...

Millie is my best layer. She laid an egg yesterday afternoon, is eating normally and seems fine other than being frazzled and lost because of the rooster. Of the 5 hens 3 are Bantams and one is a Silkie....Very docile gals. Because Millie is a millie fleur D'Uccle she does not look like the...

Our flock: One 5 year old rooster (we have had him since he was a chick), 5 hens ages 1 to 3 yrs. Our rooster has never been aggressive. The past week he has zeroed on one hen and has been attacking her (not mating). The instant he sees her he goes straight for her. I have never seen this...