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I've never seen one hen mount another hen in 40 yrs of keeping chickens, so it's not all that common, be the hen dominant or not...definitely a shift in hormones. VERY unusual to have it happen in a flock with a rooster in residence. I've heard it happens more frequently in flock that do not...

Thanks for the update! I'm glad to see you are seeing some progress with his behavior. It will take time to fully trust him but giving him a chance to modify his behavior is a great start. I've never noticed any difference in rooster behavior according to temperatures, though it could...

I don't know of these "followers" as you speak....never had any. Nor do I need any followers but they seem to be a sticking point in YOUR mind...maybe you'd like to have some? Don't know why but some folks seem to need that. The advice I've given is quite sound and workable for experienced...

Since she's only posted 4 days ago on this problem, I'd venture to say she hasn't had much time to work with the bird on any advice given and not near enough time to decide he's a total loss. It doesn't even sound like he's all that aggressive to me and could likely be changed into a good bird...

Put a leash on 'em and take 'em for a walk.... Mean and crazy is still only 2 ft tall or less and has no teeth. Can't be more dangerous than a pit. And I'm betting most pit folks will claim that there are no bad pitties, just bad owners. Same could be said for roosters, I imagine.

Nope....my roosters have not been "managed for generations".....this rooster I have now is the only one that I've bred here on my land that I actually kept past butchering age. Most of the roosters I've had were hatchery, some were mystery roosters from someone else, one came from a good...

That's very nice.... and refreshing, I might add....most folks don't like to hear straight talk. Now, don't take my word on it only....go out and try it, apply it to your flocks and see if it's true wisdom and knowledge you can own. You really can't own it until you've applied it and seen it...

Comes from having chickens~ instead of a TV~ for the past 40 yrs. Nothing to do but watch how they act and interact.

I didn't really tell my little grand anything, just let her act natural around them and watched the rooster and how he reacted to her. One time she was bent over the feeder and I saw him look at her for longer than a second, so I moved towards him to let him know that's not okay....he...

I'll take that one step further.....he doesn't even see you as the alpha animal of his species nor as dominant over him or less dominant. This is a prey animal and we are predators, at the bottom of the bottom of things. When the animal is confused about a predator nurturing them or giving way...

One thing to realize is that chickens don't "get embarrassed" so any and all advice to pick them up and carry them around to embarrass them in front of their hens is pretty laughable. That's a complex emotion that one cannot attribute to chickens. Roosters do not even comprehend what carrying...