aggressive rooster

[liv4fun]

not sure if correct place or not.

i have a huge buff orpington rooster i just got and was trying to mate with some buff hens but he seems to want to mount them and pull feathers
out of back of there neck so i took them out of the mating cage with him.

will he end up calming down or should i not put the hens back in with him?

any help would be grateful.

thanks

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

That sounds like my roo, maby its normal???

 

[1muttsfan]

Roosters normally grab some neck feathers to steady themselves during breeding; some hold on a little harder than others, but it is not unusual for some feathers to be lost.

 

[liv4fun]

glad to here its not abnormal.

he is very nice rooster just very aggressive

 

[donrae]

Mating for a rooster means mounting and pulling feathers. Sounds like he was trying to do his job.

 

[BlazeJester]

A huge rooster has a lot more body mass to stabilize on top of a hen than a regular size rooster does. He probably grabs more forcefully because of that.

 

[chookhead]

put him back and let them get busy they will evntually do it

 

[midget_farms]

If he is a young rooster he will be more enthusiastic that an older one too. He will calm down in a few months.

 

[liv4fun]

thanks for the help everyone. i think i will just put the hens back in with him

 

[<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3]

Do your hens have protectors?