I killed my rooster...I feel awful

[hoosierhen]

I kiiled my RIR rooster, Rudy. He tried to attack me 2x this morning. I looked at my hens with their bald little heads and bald backs and decided that it couldn't continued this way.
He had access to 10 hens, and he had 5 of them very tattered, and the others were on their way to looking as bad. He would run them into the fence chasing them! I still feel horrible. It's way too quiet without his crowing.
I want another rooster that isn't such a savage, but I don't ever want to have to do this again! Maybe I'll just stick with hens.

 

[lurky]

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I keep bantams and they are much easier. Sorry you had to go through that stress of taking care of it.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Get thee a nice bantam old english game.

They're pretty and they take good care of the ladies (they have in my experience anyways).

 

[hoosierhen]

Thanks for the sympathy. Could a bantam rooster rule my flock of standard hens?

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Sorry you had to do that, but it needed to be done. Bantam roos aren't always nice either - mine keeps attacking me - drew blood on my foot last week. I keep saying he's going to be soup...

 

[I*Eat*Chickens*Yum]

If you wanted to hatch the eggs after using a bantam rooster wouldn't the chicks be much smaller or a cross between a bantam and standard breed ? What would you get for chicks ?

 

[Buster]

I have had horrible luck with RIR's. Better luck next time. BTW, I have a BO, Black Orp, and used to have a salmon faverolles that were all very nice.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

I can't say enough about our 2 bantam cochin roos. They get along with each other great and take care of a flock of 12 standard hens. No, they don't even try to breed them....but they watch over them. Interesting, isn't it?

 

[hoosierhen]

I will look around and see if anyone in my area (central Indiana) has a sweet rooster they would like to sell. I can't stand this silence! I wonder how my girls are going to be tonight when it's time to roost? He always slept with them...

 

[antiquebuff]

Top Hat Roos are beautiful and very gentle. The standards could handle your hens and you could get beautiful babies!