How long does it take for two roosters to figure out who is in charge? It seems we keep flip flopping here. The leghorn seemed to be the one, then the silver lace started challenging him every now and then. And last night things completely flipped. The leghorn not only started challenging the silver lace, he full out chased him. Then he did not want to go in and sleep in the coop where the silver lace was already. This morning it started immediately. Full blown dancing, wing flapping, etc. The silver lace ran behind me and I had to protect him. It's like the leghorn lost his damn mind. He even was doing a sideway dance at the gate by the ducks. I caught him and he is now in a large bird cage in the bathroom. It's going to be way to hot here for him to be chasing everyone around. They need to stay still and relax in this heat. I emailed the rescue last night. The weird part? They were all concerned when I took him out of there, even though he was terrorizing them. It was like 15 minutes of circus time.
I'm going to assume that the leghorn will no longer back down and putting him back in there could be dangerous? Or is this normal for them to do and figure things out? Did I do the right thing by removing him? Do two roosters go back and forth like this continually or once established that is it? (They are 4 months)I'm kind of wondering if that is why the silver lace is always by the fenceline or gate looking for me? Maybe he is not comfortable? The silver lace was smart this morning, he brought the argument to the one corner where the dogs are. The two shepherds actually broke up the start of the argument between the two. The silver lace seems to trust the dogs, but the leghorn bolts, which worked in the silver laces favor this time.
I'm going to assume that the leghorn will no longer back down and putting him back in there could be dangerous? Or is this normal for them to do and figure things out? Did I do the right thing by removing him? Do two roosters go back and forth like this continually or once established that is it? (They are 4 months)I'm kind of wondering if that is why the silver lace is always by the fenceline or gate looking for me? Maybe he is not comfortable? The silver lace was smart this morning, he brought the argument to the one corner where the dogs are. The two shepherds actually broke up the start of the argument between the two. The silver lace seems to trust the dogs, but the leghorn bolts, which worked in the silver laces favor this time.
