MixedFlock23
Songster
He is nice looking, yes, but quite the jerk. He mated the ladies without their permission (they ran, screamed, got feathers pulled out, & he chased until he got his way) and he flanked both myself and my children multiple times, before we called the breeder. Getting attacked by claws & wings is no fun and too dangerous for kids. Now our roosters (a silkie & a serama/Silkie mix) both dance for the ladies and ask permission before mating (no more running, yelling hens, no more feathers pulled out)… we even had surprise chicks because I didn’t even know they were mating yet (at 6 months old) because it was quiet & consensual, so unlike former roosters. Five months later, things are still quiet here and I’m sure the hens are happier! (& I look for hidden broodies daily
) (I’m sure Shem the AC too is happy too. He’s with hundreds of chickens on a chicken farm instead of in the soup pot, which was my first thought of what to do after repeated attacks.)Looking forward to seeing more photo updates if your beautiful birds, @Ylva! Sorry to take over the thread talking about my cockerel. Please let us know if you do indeed have all pullets and if they do lay for a while then take months off of laying at a time as I’ve heard.
. It got into the barn through a broken window, in a part of the barn we don’t use (I wasn’t aware of the broken window). He killed 14 hens and half-grown chicks. I was so mad at myself about it AND heartbroken..
I will post pictures of the new chicks later!
