I have two Araucana roosters. A one year old lad who is blue, double tufted, and rumpless. The other is a two year old lad who is splash, double tufted, and rumpless. I keep two, so one is a spare, in case a predator, illness, Murphy's Law, etc. happens, so I am not without a rooster.
The splash boy, he is a mellow boy. Very gentle and considerate of his ladies. He is a perfect gentleman, he dances and woos them before getting down to business, and doesn't damage their feathers.
The blue boy, is an aggressive jerk. He doesn't dance. When he wants to mate, he'll chase and run her down. When he finally catches the girl, he'll rip feathers out by the beakful. The girls desperately try and escape him when he is in 'the mood', they scatter, run, and hide. The blue boy hasn't shown any human aggression, at least. But he won't allow me near him, ever.
Yesterday, the splash and blue had a nasty fight. I actually don't know if there was a winner. I saw it near the end, and it seems to be a draw. Neither would back down, and eventually the blue lad walked away as both crowed. But the splash, he got badly bloodied. His wattles, tuft penducles, and comb were cut and bleeding, as well as a wound under one of his eyes. And his legs and feet town up, scales split and bleeding (I knew it was wounds and not just splatter when I washed him off). I got him cleaned up and blue koted.
I caught the blue with a net. All I could think to do was trim his nails so they were dull. I also cut off the sharp end of his spurs and filed them blunt. But I'm thinking of just butchering him, and sticking a ton of eggs in the incubator. Maybe I'll get another boy that will replace him that isn't such a rough, aggressive boy.
What do ya'll think I should do? What would YOU do if this was happening in your flock? I LOVE the color, body structure, tufts, etc. about that blue lad, except for his piss poor attitude.
