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HeatherlyHash
In the Brooder
- Jan 3, 2019
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Well the stick thing did not work at all. I could tell he was feisty before letting them out of the coop today, so I grabbed my stick and sure enough he came straight after me. I began flailing my stick around to no avail. I ended up swatting him a few times and fell backwards - and when I fell he finally backed off. I also haven't been able to get my hands on him since he's had this change-of-heart that came with puberty even though he was the only one that would let you pick him up as a chick.We went through this with our surprise, too. Beastie started doing this to my partner. We found that if he just carried a stick with him, swinging it a few times, Beastie stays away from him. It also worked for a few friends that watched them when we went on vacation. No need to actually hit him... He has only been aggressive with me a couple of times, when his hens were about to lay, I usually pick him up and carry him around for awhile so he realizes that I'm alpha. Usually works.