I have a problem and need to implore the great chicken gurus for help
About a week ago I got three pairs of Serama and am having some trouble with one of the roosters. He is a stunning little fella weighing in at all of 10.5 ounces. Problem is, the little turd bites.
The first thing he did when I reached in his shipping box was to bite me. I figured he was just unsettled and chalked it up to him being scared. I myself can't imagine being stuffed in a dark box and sent USPS ... I've seen some of the boxes they deliver, what a ride that must be! I would probably bite upon arrival too! He pretty much bit me any time I handled him that day. I tried to mostly leave them alone to settle in. Over the next couple of days he was a lot better and I thought he had stopped biting. Now today, he bit me several times when I went to pick him up.
It is a bite, and not a peck. He doesn't bite hard (only because he is so small, he is trying to bite hard and twisting). He does leave a small mark, but it doesn't really hurt. I am not sure if he can bite harder or not, but don't really want to find out.
What is the best way to deal with this roo? I want to stop this behavior. I want him to be docile. I don't guess he has to like being handled, but he needs to tolerate it. I would love it if he would learn to like me and be a sweet cuddly little fella (don't ask for much, do I?
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Thanks great chicken gurus
edit: for spelling
About a week ago I got three pairs of Serama and am having some trouble with one of the roosters. He is a stunning little fella weighing in at all of 10.5 ounces. Problem is, the little turd bites.
The first thing he did when I reached in his shipping box was to bite me. I figured he was just unsettled and chalked it up to him being scared. I myself can't imagine being stuffed in a dark box and sent USPS ... I've seen some of the boxes they deliver, what a ride that must be! I would probably bite upon arrival too! He pretty much bit me any time I handled him that day. I tried to mostly leave them alone to settle in. Over the next couple of days he was a lot better and I thought he had stopped biting. Now today, he bit me several times when I went to pick him up.
It is a bite, and not a peck. He doesn't bite hard (only because he is so small, he is trying to bite hard and twisting). He does leave a small mark, but it doesn't really hurt. I am not sure if he can bite harder or not, but don't really want to find out.
What is the best way to deal with this roo? I want to stop this behavior. I want him to be docile. I don't guess he has to like being handled, but he needs to tolerate it. I would love it if he would learn to like me and be a sweet cuddly little fella (don't ask for much, do I?
Thanks great chicken gurus
edit: for spelling
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