HI I'm new to BYC do you know how to contact Terry Moseley of Arkansas?
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These were all raised together. 14-15 weeks old now. Never had issues mixing breeds in 20 years. Just trying to pin down if its actually Dorkings causing issue or if it could possibly be anything else, I want to give them a shot but if they're gonna pick on other birds, that doesn't fly around here.
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Certainly would hope so. 4 half grown birds in a 6'x8' breeding pen that's designed for 5-6 adults? Room isn't the issue. I've got it narrowed down to either mean Dorkings or Cochins are just tasty to other birds. (I've raised Cochins before but they were only large fowl at the time so size alone could have been protecting them). I have seen both cockerels be bossed around by silver leghorns half their size before the leghorns got moved but this last incident it was just two Dorkings and two Cochins in the pen. Oh well will just see how it goes I guess. Three Dorkings don't take up that much space and if the offspring cause issues next year they can all leave.
Certainly would hope so. 4 half grown birds in a 6'x8' breeding pen that's designed for 5-6 adults? Room isn't the issue. I've got it narrowed down to either mean Dorkings or Cochins are just tasty to other birds. (I've raised Cochins before but they were only large fowl at the time so size alone could have been protecting them). I have seen both cockerels be bossed around by silver leghorns half their size before the leghorns got moved but this last incident it was just two Dorkings and two Cochins in the pen. Oh well will just see how it goes I guess. Three Dorkings don't take up that much space and if the offspring cause issues next year they can all leave.
Thanks for all the comments. Guess its just unlucky. 3 of the 4 times I've had a bird bloodied this year it was a Cochin that was hurt so maybe that's part of the equation too (so slow feathering compared to others maybe they're picking at pin feathers, it bleeds a little and then they go after it, which I don't like but I guess is possible. ). Just kind of shocked after I've heard such great things about the breed.
That is so very interesting!