Bullying

[EmmaDonovan]

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I have zero issues with bullying having a rooster. I know they aren’t allowed everywhere but my head hens would crow, and they weren’t much less noisier than a boy.

I ended up with an accidental roo, and my flock is so peaceful. Plus all the other things, like he herds them, alerts to predators etc. he’s a pretty good boy. So there’s that.

That makes sense to me. There's a much smaller chance hens would compete for a rooster position when you already have a rooster and I suspect that's what a lot of bullying behavior is about.