I call them over and point out the earwigs...fave treat.
Yep, ditto on the earwigs. Why I'm so proud of the girls for decimating them! But we don't have enough crickets here for them to have learned about them. Maybe I"ll buy them some next summer for practice.
Being alone he may warm up to you & become more friendly.Thanks--it's good to hear he's fine. I felt bad seeing him suffer as a flock creature ripped out of his flock, with zero companions. Roost & a few treats, check. He really wasn't up for the treats, though, not much appetite yet. Also, making sure the others get plenty attention & treats too. Their existence is now much more mellow with the absence of his attack mode of "seduction". To give him his due, he was good to the others in every other way, even learning to tidbit a little. Today he tidbitted for me! My garden kale gifted back to me
You can try that, sometimes an older, larger hen will teach a young fired up dude some manners & respect. I did that recently & it's worked out great. I raised 10 chicks this spring, 1 of the young Roos was being a bully at only 5 mos of age so I separated him, then introduced him to an older hen that was kinda getting picked on by other hens she'd been with all of a sudden. He tried to get rough with her & she ran him off! He tried to jump her from behind as she ate and she shook him off her back and then wailed into him, took 1 of his tail feathers out, then stood there glaring at him, then went back to eating. You should've seen the surprised look on his face. He treaded lightly all morning, following after her with a humble posture like a scolded pup. By noon, I was digging in the garden, and called him when I found grubs. Do you know he became the total gentleman, cooing to her, then dropping the grubs for her to eat! Only took a matter of hours for her to "train" him.
Now...if only we could teach human men that fast!
