I think you should catch up the mean rooster, and hug it for several minutes several times a day and let the others watch you, this will cure the whole problem the first day and you will never ever again have a problem with a mean rooster.
I have read and re-read here on the BYC in many many threads and it appears the experts who have 3 or 4 hens and have raised chickens for a few months say that this is the best way to cure an ole meany pants rooster, so it must be so and you should try it.
I hope this person decides what's best for both and makes the right choice of action.
Have not been on in a while, Al thank you for the morning laugh, I sure needed it after yesterday's drama.
As for the rooster issue, any rooster I have that gets too aggressive is re-homed, no if's and's or but's!
Three weeks ago, we had to put down our beloved rooster Owl, he twisted his leg 3 months ago, healed, and then a month later did it again, but he never healed from it. I did not want him to suffer, so we put him down. Sad thing was, his only daughter passed the same day. We adopted a friend's rooster, a Hamburg, named him, Mr. Burger Man. A week ago I got flogged, so I chased him with the water hose. I keep a stick with me, and do not turn my back on him. The dogs have adjusted to him & him to them.
Had to share what happened with our EE yesterday. Hubby informs me last night that a storm is coming (we got nothing from the storm, it blew around us, as usual). So at 8:30 I go out to put everyone away. I am on the back deck & look over in the neighbor's yard & see their dog with one of our chickens. I call the dogs name, and she raised her head to look at me, with a mouth full of feathers. My chicken's feet are sticking up in the air, and she is not moving, as I get closer to the fence, I see it is Sweet Pea, one of our EE. Hubby goes to the fence & sees their dog has dug a hole under the wire fencing. He blocks the hole & goes next door to let them know what happened. I finish putting the chickens away, and the neighbor puts her dogs away & goes out to see the chicken & the hole. I went inside, got my kids ready for bed, and a few minutes later, there is a knock at the door. It is our neighbor, she said, your chicken is not dead. We go out to the back yard & there is our neighbor's hubby holding Sweet Pea and she is looking around. Our neighbor said, they went out, the hen was on her back, wings spread, feet in the air, he dug the hole, went to get her & she was gone. Found her in a corner of the yard, went to get her & she trotted down the fence line trying to get back to our yard. She has missing tail feathers, but no puncture marks, her back is still bare from Owl, our rooster loving on her, but no blood. Put her in the dog carrier for the night, and she is sitting quietly this morning. Am going to move her to the dog crate, just to give her some down time & see how she is doing. Am not sure if we should call her, Possum or Lucky
Bee, you should see our little Butt Wiper attack the fence when hubby goes over to their coop. He squats when I go to pet him or pick him up. He has his own flock of 4 hens, he chases them, tries to grab them, but has not learned how to mount. I know he can jump high enough to mount, but maybe he can't see with all those froo froo silkie feathers in front of his eyes.
We have now added two ducks to the mix, and the chickens are not bothering them.
Have a great weekend everyone!
