- Jun 24, 2012
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Reading all the posts I could find here on fighting, I read that bullying is a possibility.
My two serama roosters came to me at the same time, with the ladies. They got along so well, I thought I got lucky. Then Spring came.
They fought, dominance was established, but the top rooster continues to bully my more
gentlemanly rooster. He will go after him until he hides his head in a corner, but will also stand
over him, pecking him, seemingly because he enjoys doing so. (Yes, I am personifying a rooster.)
This continues. My gentleman rooster has bald spots on the "shoulders" of his wings. The skin has not broken yet. His wing feathers are badly tattered. There is a bald spot on the front of his lower neck.
I keep the bully's toenails and spurs trimmed and rounded. I wanted to find a way to prevent him from bullying altogether. I put a "hobble" on his legs, thinking if he couldn't run as well, he wouldn't chase the Gentleman. That rooster knows how to undo knots. His mobility is not affected, he can jump from the floor to the perch, about 4 feet, in one swoop. He mounts the ladies, especially Freckles, frequently. I took the thing off.
I don't want to get rid of him, he is beautiful, all white, and had amazing tail feathers this past winter. My poor sweet boy looks a mess. He will come to me to have his wattles massaged.
I can't think of any way to make him calm down. He is clearly dominant, but won't take yes for an answer. I hoped to not have to separate them.
Short of boxing gloves for his feet, I can't think of any way to curb this behavior. His dominance is established and unchallenged. Please, I need your suggestions.
My two serama roosters came to me at the same time, with the ladies. They got along so well, I thought I got lucky. Then Spring came.
They fought, dominance was established, but the top rooster continues to bully my more
gentlemanly rooster. He will go after him until he hides his head in a corner, but will also stand
over him, pecking him, seemingly because he enjoys doing so. (Yes, I am personifying a rooster.)
This continues. My gentleman rooster has bald spots on the "shoulders" of his wings. The skin has not broken yet. His wing feathers are badly tattered. There is a bald spot on the front of his lower neck.
I keep the bully's toenails and spurs trimmed and rounded. I wanted to find a way to prevent him from bullying altogether. I put a "hobble" on his legs, thinking if he couldn't run as well, he wouldn't chase the Gentleman. That rooster knows how to undo knots. His mobility is not affected, he can jump from the floor to the perch, about 4 feet, in one swoop. He mounts the ladies, especially Freckles, frequently. I took the thing off.
I don't want to get rid of him, he is beautiful, all white, and had amazing tail feathers this past winter. My poor sweet boy looks a mess. He will come to me to have his wattles massaged.
I can't think of any way to make him calm down. He is clearly dominant, but won't take yes for an answer. I hoped to not have to separate them.
Short of boxing gloves for his feet, I can't think of any way to curb this behavior. His dominance is established and unchallenged. Please, I need your suggestions.
