Coward rooster, getting attacked by his hens

[sl98]

So the rooster looks giant compared to his hens, he is about 16weeks old i guess
They attack and bully him, he gets scared when seeing them, escapes and hides his head
Its hard to place him in a cage with them, they start to pull some of his feathers or attack him till he escapes
Only one hen doesnt attack him much, She protects him sometimes, but she still pull some of his feathers
He looks like Brahama but doesnt have feathers on his lower legs
And the hens are 3,one of them is sick and tired, even when she is super tired she still attack him and scares him
He rarely attack, even when using something like a closed pen or anything a rooster would attack, he escapes instead
He may attack a bit then escapes
Maybe he had a trauma when he was a small chick and lost his sick girl, one of the hens was eating her after her death
He was with his check all the time and she yells when they get separated, When introduced them to the hens they attacked them and always hate them
they were about 2months younger than the hens i think
He used to get more frightened from them than now
But he still a coward...
How can i make him brave??? I tried isolating him for 1-2days twice, he may got bit better but still
He doesnt call/ask for food much when he gets hungry, when placed with the hens he may yell with them for food if they did
I've heard that feeding him bones will make him a mosnter, i feed him that but not too much
Also the hens seem strong, one of them fought many roosters once then escaped xd

 

[LaFleche]

At 16 weeks he still is a youngster, a cockerel and stands no chance when older and experienced hens attack him.

They might even kill this poor guy, don't let this happen!

You should keep him separated with the friendly hen for some more weeks and then slowly add another hen and see how it goes.
If all goes well, after another two weeks add another hen and so on until all hens are reunited in his coop and run.

 

[LaFleche]

Just feed him a good all flock raiser 18-20% protein and provide oyster shells and grit free choice.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Agreed. He is still young. They would probably kill him eventually. Maybe wait until he starts crowing.

 

[sl98]

I think i should do that O: , He didnt start crowing yet
Their attacks aint that strong but they still bully and peck him too much
They leave him when he sits in a higher place than them

 

[Davethebirdman]

So the rooster looks giant compared to his hens, he is about 16weeks old i guess
They attack and bully him, he gets scared when seeing them, escapes and hides his head
Its hard to place him in a cage with them, they start to pull some of his feathers or attack him till he escapes
Only one hen doesnt attack him much, She protects him sometimes, but she still pull some of his feathers
He looks like Brahama but doesnt have feathers on his lower legs
And the hens are 3,one of them is sick and tired, even when she is super tired she still attack him and scares him
He rarely attack, even when using something like a closed pen or anything a rooster would attack, he escapes instead
He may attack a bit then escapes
Maybe he had a trauma when he was a small chick and lost his sick girl, one of the hens was eating her after her death
He was with his check all the time and she yells when they get separated, When introduced them to the hens they attacked them and always hate them
they were about 2months younger than the hens i think
He used to get more frightened from them than now
But he still a coward...
How can i make him brave??? I tried isolating him for 1-2days twice, he may got bit better but still
He doesnt call/ask for food much when he gets hungry, when placed with the hens he may yell with them for food if they did
I've heard that feeding him bones will make him a mosnter, i feed him that but not too much
Also the hens seem strong, one of them fought many roosters once then escaped xd

He’s not a rooster yet. Things will change very quickly.

 

[ShiviBear]

Awww, poor guy...I have a soft spot for Brahama roosters as I have 2 brothers (adults) and they are just so sweet and mild tempered. BUT, they do hold their own against 2 other alpha roosters and keep 56 hens safe, 'satisfied' and 'fertilized' so like everybody says, give him time and introduce the girls slowly.
My two don't have a thought behind those eyes though, bless their sweet hearts....

 

[black_cat]

What do you mean by 'cage'? I agree with what others are saying.....you shouldn't just be throwing him in there, you need to integrate him properly. I would recommend the see but don't touch method, where he is separated from them by a barrier of some sort of wire. However, in cramped corridors, no integration is going to succeed, and they'll all be horribly stressed.

 

[3KillerBs]

He's still a young teenager.

He needs to be slowly integrated into the flock and he'll learn to take command as he matures.

 

[sl98]

What do you mean by 'cage'? I agree with what others are saying.....you shouldn't just be throwing him in there, you need to integrate him properly. I would recommend the see but don't touch method, where he is separated from them by a barrier of some sort of wire. However, in cramped corridors, no integration is going to succeed, and they'll all be horribly stressed.

He was separated from them by a wire cage and they were trying to attack him throw it, they get envious of his food even if they have too much
It wasn't a good experience, feels like worse than letting him be with them
I will isolate him with the friendly hen then reintroduce another hen after a while