These past few months I have noticed that my flock hasn't been as happy or as together as they usually are. I watched my flock for over a month to see what the issue was and we realized that it was time to let Sid go.
Sid was our Black Jersey Giant cockerel. He would step on the girls heads or peck them while his brother Squatch was mating with them. This not only hurt our hens/pullets but made Squatch really angry. He just caused all kinds of drama in our flock.
Last night we removed Sid and rehomed him. We added HeiHei a sebright and what I saw this last night/this morning almost brought me to tears.
Pants (Cochin) was with the flock, I haven't seen her with the flock for several months. She would always seclude herself from everyone else.
The chicks (6 weeks) were able to eat scraps and their feed without being pecked or chased. Everyone is just calm and happy.
I was able to walk into the run for the first time in months without having a cockerel challenge me or stalk me. He always focused on me never the girls.
Squatch actually slept with HeiHei last night, which to me was a shocker. They didn't even fight each other. It was like they were long lost friends.
I can't wait to see what this change will bring in the months to come.
We tried everything possible to keep Sid in our flock, but he just wasn't the right fit. I raised him since day 1 so there was some attachment to him, but the health and wellness of my flock was/is more important than keeping a chicken who stresses everyone out.
Just wanted to share my experience with everyone...
Sid was our Black Jersey Giant cockerel. He would step on the girls heads or peck them while his brother Squatch was mating with them. This not only hurt our hens/pullets but made Squatch really angry. He just caused all kinds of drama in our flock.
Last night we removed Sid and rehomed him. We added HeiHei a sebright and what I saw this last night/this morning almost brought me to tears.
Pants (Cochin) was with the flock, I haven't seen her with the flock for several months. She would always seclude herself from everyone else.
The chicks (6 weeks) were able to eat scraps and their feed without being pecked or chased. Everyone is just calm and happy.
I was able to walk into the run for the first time in months without having a cockerel challenge me or stalk me. He always focused on me never the girls.
Squatch actually slept with HeiHei last night, which to me was a shocker. They didn't even fight each other. It was like they were long lost friends.
I can't wait to see what this change will bring in the months to come.
We tried everything possible to keep Sid in our flock, but he just wasn't the right fit. I raised him since day 1 so there was some attachment to him, but the health and wellness of my flock was/is more important than keeping a chicken who stresses everyone out.
Just wanted to share my experience with everyone...