HenPecked?

[Carole AM]

Today I put my 2 Polish roos in with my variety of hens. I go out there a couple hours later and the poor polish's head feathers are picked bloody! Needless to say I removed them.

BUT- why would hens pick on roosters? Do the roos HAVE to be more aggressive?

 

[silkiechicken]

Well, in this case, the roo was the intruder and chances are because he cannot see well with that head fluff, he got beat up. I don't do polish anymore because they just don't hold up well in a mixed flock from my expereince... If you give him a hair cut, I bet he'd stand up more and take the top rung. Also his age, if he is not old enough to be "dominant" he might not see that he's a big roo yet.