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I’m definitely working to get there. Do you think getting rid of my dominant one and keeping the 2nd and 3rd would be ok until I see if my 2nd (Sven) turns out to be a jerk? My 3rd is low key and doesn’t try to breed any of the girls... yet. If/when he matures more and starts trying, I’m hoping...

That’s what I’m thinking. I need to get to gettin’. It’s not fair to my girls to keep prolonging the inevitable.

It’s just the two of us, so the amount of eggs our 14 ladies would produce would be more than enough to meet our needs. I would like to get to point where we can have a more equitable balance between meat and eggs. So, he may be our best bet in that arena. I’m really leaning towards getting rid...

That’s true. He’s been separated for so long already. I feel bad for him, but worse for the ladies. I may just keep him on his own until I make my definitive decision. It’s changing by the day at this point. Lol

Thank you. Thank you! Thank you!!! You are awesome! I truly appreciate you taking the time to type this up, and to offer your experience and wisdom. Perhaps my "pillow fight" comment was a bit exaggerated. Someone pulled about 60 feathers off of her (I literally counted them). I clean the coop...

No, I really haven't. I'm looking for wisdom from other owners. I've put a lot of effort into him, and he is the one I was hoping to keep, but not if he's going to be a total jerk to the ladies. I'm just looking for ideas on how to figure this out and/or if others have had aggressive breeding...

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I guess I'm just wondering if all the male pressure is making him that much more aggressive. Maybe if I separate the other two males and let him play king for a while he'll mellow out? I don't know. I'm just hoping to tap into other people's...

Hi everyone! I have what may be a silly question. Can a cockerel breed to aggressively with hens to where it should be culled from the flock? I ask because I currently have (3) twenty two week old cockerels and (14) pullets. I plan to get rid of at least 1 cockerel, and likely 2, but I'm...