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[Chickenluver106]

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What you did where I drive myself crazy

 

[Phage]

Please please I meeeed to know I feel like I'm totally able ions and stuff

see post 72663 above

 

[Chickenluver106]

Whoa that's weird I said
What you did where I drive myself crazy

 

[kwhites634]

see post 72663 above

Thanks...now I don't have to look it up

 

[h2oratt]

 He's of an age that he should be going after the others soon enough, giving the other two a bit of a break. Segregating them is going to mean re-integration at some point. There are hen saddles available if you want to go that route
@Auroradream26
 makes some of them

Does she also make little hoods for their heads? Is it normal for him to grab them by the back of the head.

 

[kwhites634]

Does she also make little hoods for their heads? Is it normal for him to grab them by the back of the head.

Yes, it is
I don't know about any hoods; I'd think they'd get rubbed off. You'll have to ask her.

 

[kwhites634]

I'm off to bed, again

 

[Phage]

I have a young rooster. Hatched in October. Out of 10 laying hens I think he is only breeding two. The two he is breeding are starting to look pretty bad. The back of their heads are bare and the feathers on their back are looking pretty ragged. What advice do you have? Should I segregate those two hens from him? Since he is young is that why he isn't breeding the other hens?

I put eggs in the incubator last Monday but I am thinking most of them wont be fertile. I am going candle them tomorrow. Have never done that yet but am reading all the info on this forum. Great info. You all are so helpful

Those hens may be "easy" so as a young rooster he just goes for them, especially if the other hens make it hard for him.
New roosters are also often very rough as well. For the sake of the 2 hens I would take them out and give them a rest. Let the rooster learn how to woo the other hens better and then reintroduce the "easy gals" later.

 

[Chickenluver106]

Oh so this whole time all it was was the answer to my question I thought it was something that happened that was like oh I don't know I thought y'all were keepin secrets or somethin

 

[h2oratt]

I'm off to bed, again

Thank you for your help