Ten days ago I came home from work to find my Millie fluer d'uccle Roo nearly dead in the run after fighting with one of my blue cochin bantam roosters. I've been nursing him back to health and he's doing great. I found a new home for the cochin that beat him up because he had attacked me several times and anyone else who came in the yard. It was his time to go and that sealed the deal. So what to do next? I've been allowing Roo some supervised visitation with the flock when they are free ranging in the early evening. However, there are two more roosters remaining and one of them, the other blue cochin, seems very interested in starting trouble with Roo if I wasn't there to stop it. I wanted to see what would happen and in less than 10 seconds Roo's comb was bleeding. Bad idea! So will I ever be able to allow Roo back with the flock unattended? How long will it take and how do I do it? I don't have another coop. Roo is currently in a dog crate in the garage. He's not happy there. He crows all day and when I take him out he runs to the coop toward the sounds of the flock!
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?