Is it possible to make a roo of you choice to be at top of pecking order with other roos?

[Nenad]

Did anyone tried that? Is it possible? How did you do it?

 

[DobieLover]

Did anyone tried that? Is it possible? How did you do it?

It's completely impossible without isolating the other males from the flock. You cannot be with the flock 24/7 as the roosters are. They will determine dominance.

 

[Nenad]

It's completely impossible without isolating the other males from the flock. You cannot be with the flock 24/7 as the roosters are. They will determine dominance.

Thanks, but what will happen if you isolate one that is beta and after you reintroduce him to alpha, will he still be beta or will he take alphas place?

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks, but what will happen if you isolate one that is beta and after you reintroduce him to alpha, will he still be beta or will he take alphas place?

They will fight it out and the winner will be alpha. The beta may try to take the flock and the fights will continue until full submission (for the time being) is restored or one is dead.

 

[Nenad]

They will fight it out and the winner will be alpha. The beta may try to take the flock and the fights will continue until full submission (for the time being) is restored or one is dead.

Thank you, only one more question. If alpha becomes beta, and they are in same flock, and the new alpha chases new beta when he comes close to him, will ex alpha ever again to be alpha?

 

[Geckolady]

I don't understand why you would want to make a particular rooster the alpha. If you want to make sure chicks are sired by him, he will need to be the only rooster in the flock.

 

[Nenad]

I don't understand why you would want to make a particular rooster the alpha. If you want to make sure chicks are sired by him, he will need to be the only rooster in the flock.

I was just curious, you are right. Thanks

 

[adstowe]

I don't understand why you would want to make a particular rooster the alpha. If you want to make sure chicks are sired by him, he will need to be the only rooster in the flock.

Basically this. If you're going to have more than one rooster in your flock and want to hatch from a specific one you'll have to isolate the females and one male that you want to breed. With chickens you're talking multiple weeks of isolation before you can collect the eggs you want to hatch. It takes that long to get the previous rooster's "stuff" out of the system. You'd basically need a separate breeding coop. Depending on how many birds you're looking to breed it may only need to be big enough for a trio etc, but that's the only way to know they're his, alpha or not. Unless you have a lot of hens and are looking for a high fertility rate and have no concern for who the sire is, there's really no reason to have multiple roosters in the flock and really it can cause more issues than benefits.

 

[K0k0shka]

You can try forcing a new pecking order by separating the rooster you want demoted, away from the flock, for an extended period of time - at least a month. Then reintroduce him as a new bird. New birds are at the bottom of the order by default, and the flock rooster will have had solo time to cement his ownership and rule of the flock, so his confidence will be high and he'll be motivated to subdue the newcomer. Whether that actually works or not also depends on the personalities of the birds. Ideally, it should work, but if the newcomer is naturally more aggressive and bold, he may still overtake the flock rooster despite being new. You can tip the scales, but the final decision ultimately rests with the chickens.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

You can try forcing a new pecking order by separating the rooster you want demoted, away from the flock, for an extended period of time - at least a month. Then reintroduce him as a new bird. New birds are at the bottom of the order by default, and the flock rooster will have had solo time to cement his ownership and rule of the flock, so his confidence will be high and he'll be motivated to subdue the newcomer. Whether that actually works or not also depends on the personalities of the birds. Ideally, it should work, but if the newcomer is naturally more aggressive and bold, he may still overtake the flock rooster despite being new. You can tip the scales, but the final decision ultimately rests with the chickens.

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