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  1. gritsar

    Rooster getting mean ??

    You won't, unless you keep them seperate. If he's not doing any real harm other than the pullets losing a few neck feathers, then I wouldn't worry about it; but that's MHO. I have one hen that I try to protect from the boys as much as possible; but she's very tiny and my little baby. The...
  2. gritsar

    Rooster getting mean ??

    I agree with JMajors. Let him be unless he starts thinking he's the alpha over YOU. That's when it's time for a little one on one 'tude adjustment.
  3. gritsar

    Rooster getting mean ??

    REALLY sounds to me like your young rooster is practicing his mating skills. It's not fun to watch at first, cuz it does seem like the pullets hate it; but it does get easier on both of them. When the pullets are ready to lay they will submit to it without all that hoopla. Sometimes my roos...
  4. gritsar

    Rooster getting mean ??

    Quote: Is he actually pecking them with his beak or is he trying to hold them still by grabbing them on the neck? You don't say how old your chickens are, but that type of behavior is the rooster trying to mate and the hens are screaming cuz they're not ready yet. If he's not trying to mate...
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