Is my rooster just a teenager or a jerk

[AidKD]

I don't understand what you mean.

The thread title.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Our 16 wk Old Blk Aus fancies himself quite the Lance Romance. For a couple of weeks now he has been chasing and jumping the hens. They have been out side and free ranging for the past 2 weeks or so, spring is in the air Not constantly, just when the mood hits him and not overly aggressive.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Unless he is injuring hens it is normal behavior. Like you said he is a teenager boy. He doesn’t know what the ladies like yet, he’s an awkward flirt and still trying to figure out how everything biologically works. The older hen going after him is also normal. She is trying to show the cockerel what the ladies don’t want him to do and telling him that he needs to stay in line.

 

[CluckNorris4eva]

My rooster is a buff Orpington and so far he is very gentle but he is still maturing

 

[LathropChickens22]

He may calm with age. Likely just too early to say one way or the other.

Was he raised under adult hens? Same age as the hens?

No they are all 6 months or older than them. I got him at 8 weeks old

 

[LathropChickens22]

You can never tell how a cockerel will turn out. He is basically a cockerel doing what most cockerels do. It sounds like the dominant hen is trying to keep him in his place. Some people feel that a dominant hen keeping him in his place for a while makes for a better rooster when he matures and takes over.

Is anyone actually getting hurt, the cockerel or any of the girls? Any bleeding? An occasional feather loss is not a big deal but bald spots are. When mine integrate I let them integrate as long as no one gets hurt, whether they are male or female. I don't have one standard for pullets and another one for cockerels.

No hurting, just a lot of nose.

 

[Brooks_]

No they are all 6 months or older than them. I got him at 8 weeks old

A better chance of him calming then.

 

[LathropChickens22]

I don't understand what you mean.

Right, we literally have pages on how to kill, pluck, gut and cut down a chicken but the word a** is a bad word for the family friendly site hahaha

 

[AidKD]

Right, we literally have pages on how to kill, pluck, gut and cut down a chicken but the word a** is a bad word for the family friendly site hahaha

You're welcome to talk to @Kiki @N F C or @casportpony about it and see what they have to say.

 

[Brooks_]

You're welcome to talk to @Kiki @N F C or @casportpony about it and see what they have to say.

The expectation is also to be 13yo to join the site. What have you heard/seen in a PG-13 movie?