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Well, one night, I forget which, I went out after dark and grabbed them and moved them in to the little house. There was a lot of screaming (human and chickens including the ones in the other house responding) and flapping and eyeglasses flying but I got it done. Two roosters spent that night...

The roosts are screwed in. They are 2x4's and can't really be removed without tearing things up. Also, my chickens don't have mites. I hatched the first four from eggs, and they hatched the other six.

I've pulled hens off of roost many times using a towel over their wings. The high roosts are above my head though and not easy to reach, especially with the rooster trying to defend them. I haven't picked up an adult rooster in many years. Two of my five roosters will try to peck and hurt me...

Alas, I have no "partner" so I'd have to do whatever I do 100% alone.

Tree loppers! I can barely get the loppers to work on the trees! I would be a bubbling idiot trying to wield those while trying to wrangle the roosters all by myself! I think I'll leave them be. Ah, look at my babies in my profile photo. Back when they were no trouble at all, and I could...

Re spur cutting. I tried it years ago with another rooster whose spurs got long and then would break off, causing him to bleed. I was never able to find a tool strong enough with my weak hands to actually cut through the spurs. Do they sell spur cutters? If I can find one, then I need them...

I've moved many a hen by throwing a towel over her when on roost. That's the only way I can change their dresses (saddles) or examine them. Doing that to a much larger rooster above my head though sounds a bit daunting. They are big boys! One has started to peck me so he will bite but the...

You mean every night pick up three large uncooperative roosters and gently set them on the roosts in the house while they flog me? Sounds easy!

I've recently made some flock changes. I have two houses and two runs. I moved three cockerels to the smaller house and run. They are not happy but it's better than being dead I told them. They have roosts in the run and in the house. The highest in the run is about 6 feet while, in the...