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klunderwood
Chirping
You won't know the real demeanor of the keeper until the others are gone.
Just pick one and hope for the best, while also monitoring your own behavior for success.
Can you say more about monitoring my behavior? I have read some about how to establish order but would like more info. I am used to training dogs for proper pack behavior, but not chickens. In other news, I separated Alpha and the Delta became Alpha and started just hogging the food and bullying the hens, pecking and pulling feathers for no reason. I want a rooster that signals food for the hens and shares, not runs them off so he can gobble it all. Now they are both in tractor time out. Watching them closely for aggression, but the Delta backs the Alpha down with body language only. At this point, I may rehome them both. My hens and the Beta are pretty calm and happy. Will wait and watch and see.