I have 13 chickens. 11 hens mixture of Orpington/cinna queen/barred rock etc. I have two roosters. One of my roosters may be the biggest rooster in Alabama and he's not full grown. He's a barred rock rooster and relatively friendly. He lets me go around the hens and runs away if I get close. He's not aggressive like past roosters we've had, that had to "go live in the woods." We have a five year old so an aggressive rooster can't really be around. My other rooster is a small bantam chicken. Never wanted the chicken but my wife and daughters fell in love with it when it was the size of a strawberry and just had to have it. Gave them the warning it could be a rooster, bantams aren't always friendly etc etc. Of course it was a rooster and thinks he's a big chicken.
Thats my flock and how it happened here's my question. I've been keeping my bantam in the coop with the other chickens for a while now and have always been worried because he so small. It's been months now and no issues. I got home yesterday and one of the chickens or multiple ones attacked him. I didn't see it but there was a good amount of blood and could tell his comb was bleeding. Kept him in the house and he's doing okay. He was crowing this morning in the kitchen.
If I do not put the bantam in the coop, he religiously sleeps and roosts on top of my grill that's by the house, I mean everytime. I'm fine with it but just worried because it's winter. Relatively are Winters aren't bad but such as today it was 15 degrees and would turn him into a block of ice. Has anyone else had this problem? Have an idea? Though about just getting a little nesting box for him to stay in and I can put him in it. However there are a few times we go out of town and just wanting some random experts opinions. Thanks and sorry of lengthy. Oh and I'm the one that takes care of the bantam now even tho upon purchase I said it was their responsibility and that I wouldn't but here we are.
Thats my flock and how it happened here's my question. I've been keeping my bantam in the coop with the other chickens for a while now and have always been worried because he so small. It's been months now and no issues. I got home yesterday and one of the chickens or multiple ones attacked him. I didn't see it but there was a good amount of blood and could tell his comb was bleeding. Kept him in the house and he's doing okay. He was crowing this morning in the kitchen.
If I do not put the bantam in the coop, he religiously sleeps and roosts on top of my grill that's by the house, I mean everytime. I'm fine with it but just worried because it's winter. Relatively are Winters aren't bad but such as today it was 15 degrees and would turn him into a block of ice. Has anyone else had this problem? Have an idea? Though about just getting a little nesting box for him to stay in and I can put him in it. However there are a few times we go out of town and just wanting some random experts opinions. Thanks and sorry of lengthy. Oh and I'm the one that takes care of the bantam now even tho upon purchase I said it was their responsibility and that I wouldn't but here we are.
