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oh good, and I bet you can tell the difference in the flock tensions almost immediately.

Contact your county extension agent, contact the local poultry club, or 4 h kids with poultry. what You need are some experienced people who will know how to help you out, or someone who can. do not ask any questions. It seems harsh, but the remaining flock will relax when they are gone, it...

I misread your post. I see now, that you did say remove the cockerels. How I missed that, I don't know. I thought you were advocating just leaving them in there to work it out because it was natural behavior. My apologies, must have been too late at night.

@ lifein1840 -I misread your post. I see now, that you did say remove the cockerels. How I missed that, I don't know. I thought you were advocating just leaving them in there to work it out because it was natural behavior. My apologies, must have been too late at night.

So is dying. In a confinement situation, then the animals need animal management, they are not wildlife (although Mother Nature is often times very mean and cruel). Pulling the cockerels out so they don't kill a pullet is good animal husbandry.

@KellyBogo - Once you pull them, you can almost feel the pullets relax. You made the right choice, and next spring, pray for a broody hen, let her raise up some chicks with a cockerel in the bunch. That IMO gives you the best chance for a good home grown rooster, but even that is not perfect...

You are still in the wishing stage. And making excuses for them. We have all been there. I know, and all of them posting know how badly you just want them to get along! Be aware. This is not a single problem, and the problems are going to get worse, much worse. It is like gasoline and matches...

It can be hard to identify a rooster. Sometimes you know practically when they jump out of the nest, and sometimes not for weeks. Once I didn't catch on until HE Crowed. For me, the one being attacked, he is in the cull list. What the aggression is telling you, is this is NOT a single act of...

I have 24 birds this summer. 7 cockerels and a flock master. So a similar situation except mine are a multi-generational flock, which is a big difference than flock mates. You know you are not keeping all of them (right?). So now is the time to start. This is what I did. Any cockerel, that I...