Breeding...Rough Rooster

[aribba]

Hello, I have a 7-8mo old Silkie Roo that is very brutal with his ladies. I found a young hen dead about a month ago, had another injured beyond repair and this am, I witnessed him breeding a young hen and now, she is injured and can barely walk.
Needless to say, I removed him today. I did not realize it was him until I witnessed his brutal breeding today
Can he cause nerve damage when he is breeding them causing them to be crippled?
I feel a bit responsible, maybe he was to old for them although he is only a few months older.
When you put your birds in a grow out pen, you don't know Roos from Hens in a Silkie until they Crow or lay a egg, so how could I avoid keeping Roos and Hens together during that time. Feeling sad and confused

 

[GitaBooks]

I'm sorry to hear that.

My roosters are rough on their hens as well, but they haven't ever injured them that badly. I've heard of spurs causing damage to the backs. My hens lose the feathers on their wings and back because the roosters rub them off trying to keep balance. They also grab the neck feathers to hold on.
I did lose one hen to a silkie rooster breeding with her, but she was dying of a disease, so it wasn't really his fault. He didn't even realize she was dead, which was a little weird.

Could there be some other problem in the flock? Could they already be weakened? It seems that paralysis in chickens is becoming very common as of late. We lost one to the inability to walk and she was too young to be bred.

Here is a link that talks not only about Marek's but other diseases that effect the nervous system.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-great-big-giant-mareks-disease-faq


Hope your chickens get better!

 

[aribba]

They are all very healthy, but today, I actually saw him breed the hen (rather rough) and after, she layed on her side with her leg up in the air. I ran in and put her upright and she hobbled off. She appears to have a hurt leg now.
I witness him hurt the other hen the same way, but didn't put it all together until today that he was the culprit

 

[GitaBooks]

If the leg doesn't swell badly or seem broken then she should heal soon.


I'm glad its just an injury!

 

[aribba]

I hope she will make it to.
Thank you

 

[aribba]

She is walking a tad better today. She is a fighter. A friend and I were discussing what happened. She sad she had a Turkey that did the same thing. He was causing spinal injuries to the female turkeys during breeding. Symptoms do mimic a spinal injury. I think I separated her early enough his time