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Standard bred birds are birds being raised by breeders according to breed standards.What does "standard-bred" mean?
I assume from your description that this is a young rooster, less than 2 years old, that is trying to establish his place in the flock, and he doesn't want you to hold the top position. If he was the subordinate rooster between the two males, when you removed the dominant male he became free to be as aggressive as he wants to without consequence.I have a Leghorn Rooster that has just started attacking me. A little background -- we got 5 leghorn hens so as they got a little older, our neighbor gave us a rooster. As the rooster crowed, all of a sudden, one of our hens did too. That's when we realized that we only had 4 hens.., and now have TWO roosters. A lot of people told us that the roosters would start fighting; however, that never was the case. Just recently, we needed to "get rid" of the one rooster as he was becoming a quite bit too aggressive with the females (not enough hens for the 2 roosters). He was tearing them apart to the point where we thought he was going to kill them, or they would get hurt too bad and die.
Sooooo.., our Leghorn witnessed us "getting rid" of the other rooster. Ever since then -- he has been coming after me. He was always so friendly and would eat out of my hand. Now I have 2 gashes on my leg from his spurs. I do not want to get rid of him too -- but will be ****** if I am going to be attacked every time I go out there.
Is there anyway to get him to stop attacking? My friend tells me that she thinks he is traumatized by what he saw us do to the other rooster -- and I am more inclined to think that he is just now establishing his pecking order and protecting the hens.
Any thoughts!
"Standard bred birds are birds being raised by breeders according to breed standards.
Standard breed poultry are chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guineas that possess specific qualities outlined by the American Poultry Association known as the APA or the American Bantam Association known as the ABA. "
So, hatcheries don't do this? That's disappointing. We got all of ours from McMurray Hatchery.
Interesting. I guess since we really just want eggs, it doesn't really matter. I doubt I'll ever get into breeding or trying to show anyway. I guess if the grandkids want to do that, then we'll have to find a breeder, so this is good to know! I do hope they get into 4H and do some stuff like that! We didn't have 4H at my school when I was a kid, so I missed out on the fun. Of course, sine our oldest grandchild just started Pre-K yesterday, I don't have to worry about it for a while!No hatcheries don't do this. Hatcheries produce chickens that look similar in appearance to certain breeds, these chickens show enough characteristics that people can recognize the breed they are buying. These birds are not bred to have the qualities of a Standard bred bird or to be wonderful representations but more so to be better egg producers that many backyard chickens owners are looking for. Hatchery birds will never be used when breeding to standard...
"Standard bred birds are birds being raised by breeders according to breed standards.
Standard breed poultry are chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guineas that possess specific qualities outlined by the American Poultry Association known as the APA or the American Bantam Association known as the ABA. "
So, hatcheries don't do this? That's disappointing. We got all of ours from McMurray Hatchery.
Well, blaaaaaaaaah. That really is disappointing. Not sure I want to support that. I may have to much more selective in where I purchase our future chicks from. Although, I probably can't afford to buy from a private breeder. I imagine it is just like a dog breeder. If you do it right, you don't make money. Oh well. We'll probably be looking to buy some more chicks next year, as our girls will be about 2 years old. Maybe I'll be able to find a good source by then.No, hatcheries don't even try to do this. Here's the difference between hatchery selection and private breeder selection:
A private breeder only raises one or a few breeds over his/her lifetime. S/he studies everything possible...
...these "purebred" chicks are a far cry from what a real breeder produces. Hatchery chicks rarely come anywhere near the SOP regarding size, structure, health, vigor, longevity, or production, and often have anxiety or flighty characteristics that are not appropriate for the breed. They are essentially the chicken version of a puppy mill puppy. That doesn't mean that some of them won't be excellent layers, meat producers, or pets, but most will come no where near the breed's potential in any category.