TheTwoRoos
Crowing
- Sep 25, 2015
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I have raised about 7 flocks of chicks,and most of the chickens from all those flocks are still around accept 1 and 2.I have kept cockerels, and pullets.
I have notice through out all of these flocks of chicks from years and years around, that certain chicks will pick buddies to have face off with.And you always see the same chicks sparring. So far from what I have seen it generally is cockerel to cockerel if another young cockerel chick is around, but if not, the young cockerel chick pair off with a dominate pullet chick. Is it just two dominant ones facing off because of their positions?My RIR rooster who is now gone he did that same exact beahviour with the domiannt pullet but still turned out the 3rd lowest in line, but any other flock with an extra roo always seem to rule the roost, but seems like an extra roo gives confidence and bravery and makesthe other roos want to toughen up and fight even harder to make that top place and not be viewed as a punk?Or am I the only one experience all of this.
I have notice through out all of these flocks of chicks from years and years around, that certain chicks will pick buddies to have face off with.And you always see the same chicks sparring. So far from what I have seen it generally is cockerel to cockerel if another young cockerel chick is around, but if not, the young cockerel chick pair off with a dominate pullet chick. Is it just two dominant ones facing off because of their positions?My RIR rooster who is now gone he did that same exact beahviour with the domiannt pullet but still turned out the 3rd lowest in line, but any other flock with an extra roo always seem to rule the roost, but seems like an extra roo gives confidence and bravery and makesthe other roos want to toughen up and fight even harder to make that top place and not be viewed as a punk?Or am I the only one experience all of this.