I think some of you may remember how Bill the Roo was picking on Ginger the little red hen. No particular reason that I could ascertain...just that Bill was being a BULLY.
After I had pulled Ginger from the main coop & run and sequestered her in another pen, Bill started in on a white hen.....being a BULLY like he was with Ginger,. So I pulled the white hen and put her in with Ginger.
Seems, I did this "bass-ackwards".....
I had done a lot of reading and most sites said to isolate the INSTIGATOR instead of the victims of the bullying...so last night I caught Bill, let the girls out of the isolation house and proceeded to put Bill in " Chicken Jail".
He's not very happy but hey....it's HIS problem. He has plenty of feed and water and wood shavings...and some room to roam. He will be sentenced to at least 2-3 weeks in "Chicken Jail" and we will see if this does an attitude adjustment on him.
Ginger and the white hen are very happy to be back in with the main flock...so I believe I made (finally) the right decision.
I'd hate to get rid of Bill; he is a most handsome Cinnamon Queen roo...but if he can't get along with the hens and pullets then he will either have to go...or be sacrificed to the oven roaster.
After I had pulled Ginger from the main coop & run and sequestered her in another pen, Bill started in on a white hen.....being a BULLY like he was with Ginger,. So I pulled the white hen and put her in with Ginger.
Seems, I did this "bass-ackwards".....
I had done a lot of reading and most sites said to isolate the INSTIGATOR instead of the victims of the bullying...so last night I caught Bill, let the girls out of the isolation house and proceeded to put Bill in " Chicken Jail".
He's not very happy but hey....it's HIS problem. He has plenty of feed and water and wood shavings...and some room to roam. He will be sentenced to at least 2-3 weeks in "Chicken Jail" and we will see if this does an attitude adjustment on him.
Ginger and the white hen are very happy to be back in with the main flock...so I believe I made (finally) the right decision.
I'd hate to get rid of Bill; he is a most handsome Cinnamon Queen roo...but if he can't get along with the hens and pullets then he will either have to go...or be sacrificed to the oven roaster.