Bad behavior

[Milow-]

Polish chickens do not generally fare well with other breeds. This is reasonably common knowledge.
So. maybe don't blame the rooster. In any event, this is an issue that I don't think you will be able to resolve without either rehoming or killing the rooster.

Polish chickens do not generally fare well with other breeds. This is reasonably common knowledge.
So. maybe don't blame the rooster. In any event, this is an issue that I don't think you will be able to resolve without either rehoming or killing the rooster.

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[Milow-]

I did my homework as to what birds would do well with polish. We have salmon Faverolles, Columbian Wyandotte, and Cochin. They all get along well except the be Cochin cockerel. He grabs them by the back and not the head feathers. He has done this to the salmon Faverolle hens also.

 

[Milow-]

Are you planning to raise chicks from your flock? Half or more will be cockerels, and do you have a plan for that? Umpteen 'rooster flocks'?
Mary

 

[Milow-]

I would like to hatch some chicks next year. We had planned to keep the extra roosters on their own so they can’t get at the hens. We have plenty of space in our yard and built them a coop and fenced area. I’m open to suggestions on how to manage extra cockerels. Truthfully I didn’t realize half would be male.

 

[Milow-]

Are all the birds the same age?
Why do you want 3 males?
1 male is plenty if you want to hatch out some eggs next year.

What kind of coops and runs do you have available?
Dimensions and pics would be most helpful.

Seriously for your first year, I'd suggest you get rid of all the males(an all female flock is much easier to manage) they are delicious on the grill at about 14 weeks old(slaughtering is another chickeener learning curve and valuable skill).

 

[Milow-]

I’m not sure if the exact dimensions but there is plenty of space for all chickens. We also have a separate smaller coop for the extra roosters that is adequately fenced as well. We didn’t intend to have 6 roosters it just ended up like that with some straight run chicks.

 

[Milow-]