American serama thread!

[bigb-71]

when he does that to you grab him and flip him on his back and hold him there for a min and tell him you are the boss not him ! then let him back up to sulk he will get it sooner or later
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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.

 

[froggiesheins]

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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.

WHOA, he's got the love bug--BAD...hee hee.....yeah, you just have to play "dominint roo" with him to put him in HIS place within the pecking order......OH its SO much more fun when you are doing this with LF roos......OUCH!...

 

[TownhouseSeramas]

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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.


Haha, will do.

 

[froggiesheins]

OH you are a rough boy, huh Ray? I will growl at them [like a roo] too and give em' the old stink eye for good measure.........

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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.

 

[bigb-71]

do you have any large fowl hens you could put him with ! sometimes size matters!

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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.

Also all my females are Seramas so they are all very much smaller than him. I weighed him a couple weeks ago and he was 23oz. Mine are 16 oz and lower.

 

[froggiesheins]

Seriously Whitney, think Rooster and the old eye for an eye thingy......and you should be fine......once they grow up they are not quite the same like when a baby [snuggle-wise amount of time] but they will still be babes when you are holding and petting them...

Try this, my roo Pharow melts.....I put him on his back and massage the bottoms of his feet.....heavenly bliss........

 

[TownhouseSeramas]

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That's why?! My god I feel bad for those hens, I have bruises and welts from him doing that. But I'm not so sure, his feathers around his head go up when I put my hand by his pen, he'll even bite me through the bars if he can. He comes flying out when ever my hand goes down. I'd try putting and older hen with him, but mine are all relatively young and run away from him, it looks like he's attacking them he's so rough with them. So maybe that is it....darn hormones. I'll definitely keep working with him if that is indeed the case. I'll try getting him some treats and continue to feed him from my hands when possible.

Also all my females are Seramas so they are all very much smaller than him. I weighed him a couple weeks ago and he was 23oz. Mine are 16 oz and lower.


No I only have Seramas. Maybe I'll look for a silver Sebright Hen. They're bigger right? I've been wanting a Sebright for a while, that would give me an excuse to get one.

 

[TownhouseSeramas]

If I can find one...I haven't seen many Sebrights on this site...

 

[bigb-71]

you have to be sometimes one of the frist cockerels i got did this and everyone thought it was cute little rooster trying to get me but now he is bigger and you reach in he grabs ahold like a pit bull and WILL NOT LET GO and he will spur the hell out of you and leaves holes on your hand not fun ! so stay on it and don't allow him to do this to you .
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[TownhouseSeramas]

I can't really go much bigger than a Sebright I'm tight on space. I even had to get rid of my full grown Silkie Rooster.