Hello from Malta

[Reiny]

Hi all, I'm Reinhard from Malta. I have a few chickens in my 1000 square metre garden and have some trouble with my rooster who has suddenly become aggessive with the dominant hen. Will post in the appropriate section.

 

[Perris]

hello @Reiny ! welcome to BYC

How old is your roo? And your dominant hen?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Reinhard and welcome to BYC. Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Reiny]

hello @Reiny ! welcome to BYC

How old is your roo? And your dominant hen?

Both approximately the same age. Just over 1 year old i would guess.

 

[Perris]

is he doing it while trying to mate? If not, in what circumstances does it happen?

 

[Reiny]

I put a detailed account of what happened in the behaviour section. Well i would say that he's trying to mate but she's not allowing him but she is suddenly very scared of him and is crouching down and hiding her head in a corner. She is also coming to me and my dad for solace even though she was never a tame hen. We let them free range whenever we're in the field where their coop is. I have now built a makeshift coop and kept him in it. It's a temporary measure as it cannot be very comfortable. it's about 2 feet deep by 2 feet wide by 1 and a half foot high so i cannot keep the poor bugger in it for too long. Not to mention the fact that catching him isn't easy. If he doesn't settle down by the end of the week he's dead.

 

[Reiny]

I wrote a detailed account of what happened in this link

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/aggressive-rooster.1352931/

 

[Perris]

thanks; I'll read that now.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

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