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Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! X2, you may very well have to keep the roo and the Houdans separate, crested birds often do not do well in mixed flocks.
 
Welcome to BYC and the coop!!
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So glad you finally joined us!
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I'm so sorry for your losses.
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You get so attached to the little balls of feathers and anything harming them is enough to spark a wrath like no other!
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I had a fox get one of my girls and I chased it off with a hoe! I had every intention of ending him!
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I must left an impression, I haven't seen him again.
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Fingers crossed!
 
TwoCrows said:
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[COLOR=333333]Hello there and welcome to BYC! [/COLOR][COLOR=333333]:frow [/COLOR]

Sounds like they are scared of this roo. If he is too big for them, he can damage or mortally wound them. So you should probably separate the roo from the hens. If you are not interested in chicks or fertile eggs, you don't need a rooster. The hens are much better off mentally and physically without a rooster around.  And give your hens a good once over to make sure they have no puncture wounds under the wings or sides from his spurs. 

Good luck with your flock and welcome to ours!
Thank you so much! I do have a question. What should I do if I do see damage to the hen? I haven't noticed anything. But I have had one hen that has a puncture wound, I watched it for infection. It wasn't bleading so I didn't use blood stop or purple spray. She just healed on her own and appears to be fine. It was from the stray dogs. I figured she wanted to live. She seperated herself and stayed quiet. I have feeders in a couple of places so little ones can 'get away'. This is my first Coronation Sussex and he is really big. He's the only one. Had him as a chick and would like to breed him, but now I'm hesitant. Guess I can make a pen. Just wish it wasn't winter. Thank you
 
MaryH said:
New member from Livingston, TX, just north of Houston. Have been utilizing this site for a year and thought I should sign up. Love the info it's provided, it's really helps a lot. I started with 6 chicks and got up to 80-90. I'm down to 50 now. All of them have names and personalities. I have bantums, amaricaunas, silkies, houdans, RI reds, coronation Sussex, golden and black sexlink, and mixes that I don't know. I have learned so much and love those little birds. The losses came from a snake problem, stray dogs, and then some were broilers and culled.
I have a question, a new issue. My Houdans are afraid of the coronation Sussex roo, he's large and heavy, they are medium and light, and they are missing feathers on their back. They roost in the tack room now instead of the attached hen house, like they used to. I used to think it was mites, which I've treated, but now I'm thinking more towards mating. Any suggestions? The girls are pooping all over the tack room. And the huddle in the highest corner. Do people make a second chicken house for large birds and seperate them? Or just pen them up? Mine are free range mostly- the silkies stay penned. Thanks.
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Welcome, it looks like we live in the same town.
 
MaryH said:
Quote: Give her another once over to make sure she didn't get reinjured in this old spot. Keep the area clean and trim away any feathers that might be around the area. Use neosporin to get it healed and then you can start with the purple spray. Just keep an eye on her. If they tend to separate themselves from the flock, many times they are suffering from some illness.

Some roosters are gentle with smaller birds and others maybe more rough or clumsy. So if he is to hard on the hens, you will need to keep him separate to protect the hens. He could cause too much damage to them.
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Hello Mary, I'm not far over here in New Waverly. We have a small flock of just 10 birds right now. Looking to increase the flock in the spring.

I have read here that a lot if folks have different coops for meat LF and bantams. All i have is LF. Good luck hope you get it worked out.
 
TwoCrows said:
Give her another once over to make sure she didn't get reinjured in this old spot. Keep the area clean and trim away any feathers that might be around the area. Use neosporin to get it healed and then you can start with the purple spray.  Just keep an eye on her. If they tend to separate themselves from the flock, many times they are suffering from some illness. 

Some roosters are gentle with smaller birds and others maybe more rough or clumsy. So if he is to hard on the hens, you will need to keep him separate to protect the hens. He could cause too much damage to them. 
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Awesome. I'll do that. Thank you so much. He is young and very clumsy. He just doesn't realize how big he is. Which is soo funny cause he has to weigh 12 lbs and he goes after bantum hens. And yet, he's adrai of the bantum roo. So funny to see this little roo chasing this huge white fluffy roo. The Banties always get away, they are small and quick. I will seperate though and check em over. Love my hens!!!
 

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