Can a roo kill a hen?

[MsBagawkbagawk]

First of all, I do understand that my birds cannot get along, so they were separated, but somebody let them get out

Second of all, When I made the first post my mom told me that she had "thrown" him, she told me later that she did not actually "throw" him, and that she would never do that.

Thirdly, are you suggesting that I do not love or respect my animals? I did not do anything to the duck, that was my mom, and she felt terrible about picking him up and him falling, because she would never really hurt an animal. I love my birds more than anything in the world, and you have no right, nobody has any right, to say otherwise. I was horrified that my mom would would do such a thing, and checked my duck all over for injuries, then she told me that she did not "throw" him.

Lastly, This is totally off topic, you can go ahead and start another thread if you want to, but this is the last thing I am going to say.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

what you have to realize is that birds cannot think like humans, they cannot reason or understand that doing this stuff is wrong, if you have different birds who cannot live happily together, it is your responsibility as the owner to either separate them or rehome them, you certainly never act in anger and " throw" a bird, ( your words) what sort of reaction do you expect to get from people who respect and love their own birds?

Realize that birds cannot think like humans? They cannot reason or understand that doing this stuff is wrong?

If someone was coming after a wife to harm her what is the first thing a man would do? Try to protect her, right? Someone coming after a baby is the same thing, A mother would try to protect her child. This is the same in the animal kingdom as well. It's a natural instinct! In many ways chickens do think as we do. They have fears and since danger the same as we humans do as well. I actually think a rooster who enjoys flogging since it as being wrong. They just prefer to do it because some are just plan mean, LOL. I have introduced many younger chickens into an existing flock and watched the older ones peck the younger to establish pecking order. They will look up at me right before they peck that younger bird on it's back as if they since and understand i don't like them doing it. So in some ways I have to disagree with your comment.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Thank you so much - I'm 99% positive it was him - when we went out to clean up, my husband picked her up and her neck was wobbly, so I'm pretty sure that means it is broke. I'm posting him on Freecycle.

If you have a rooster that is this aggressive please don't simply post him on free-cycle or anywhere else for that matter. Why let someone else take the same chance as you and end up with dead chickens as well? You know how he behaves. Why pass him on to someone else to do the same dirty deeds? It's also a bad and undesired trait to be introduced back into any flock if someone used him for breeding purposes, right? It's best if you no longer want him to either keep him caged away from your flock for good or cull him or have someone else do it if you cannot.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

I was mad at her too, but you haven't seen the poor hen (they, really) were chasing. Poor girl has 0 feathers on her back because they chase her and pull them out, that's what they were trying to do again. They managed to pull out all those feathers when I went on vacation for only 2 days. My mom was just p***** at them because they are constantly chasing the girls, but that's the only one they can get a hold of, because she hasn't realized they can't jump.

I wish she would have handled it differently too (Note: she said she threw the duck, but I think she just picked him up and he flapped away and fell) but now they have learned their lesson and don't chase the girls anymore.

Do you think it might be time to separate your chickens from your ducks if this is always going on?

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I have had them separate and I'm trying to find a home for them. They've been separate for a good 2 months, or since it got bad and have been happy, but somebody let them out or they escaped while I was on vacation.

 

[Fly 2006]

I think the lesson to learn here is think before you type to avoid misunderstandings, we can only go by what you post, we do not know you so that is all we can do, you have to admit that your post sounded bad, try reading it as we would have done and as you love your birds perhaps you will see why we reacted as we did? appologies for getting at you but I hope you can see why?

 

[potocki99]

It must be judgement day in Red Barn's district.

Thanks for your input, Red Barn, but I didn't ask for it in regard to what I choose to do with him.

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

I apologize, I was still really mad at my mom, and wasn't thinking straight. I'm not even sure why I posted that, I was just mad that she would "throw" him like she said, and had to get it out somewhere.

I'm sorry, I feel really stupid and still a little angry now.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

It must be judgement day in Red Barn's district.

Thanks for your input, Red Barn, but I didn't ask for it in regard to what I choose to do with him.

No, not judgment day in any way, fashion or form.

I just made a suggestion, that's all. After hearing your original post statement I would not want him doing the same thing and taking the chance of killing another of mine nor anyone else's chickens. Would you? Giving his track record with yours. Me personally, I'd feel very guilty giving him to someone else and finding out later he'd killed another hen. That's just me.

 

[NovaAman]

OMG, I just realised it was 2 different posters! Duh, do I feel stupid. Anyway, yes, I would cull the rooster. This is not a desired trait you want passed along. They are a dime a dozen, you could get a good one, and enjoy that bad boy on the BBQ. Sorry about your hen.