Is this normal chicken behaviour? 😩

[Dvt1975]

Well, if he doesn't straighten out, you can turn him into soup if it's your last option.

I've had silkie cockerels start out pushy, & grow into gentleman. So time, & patience will give you the answer.

I’m going to read up on cockerel training...He’s sleeping on his own tonight. Probably have to keep him separate won’t I?

 

[Coops Dad]

I've never had an a-hole rooster turn into a gentleman in a timely enough manner to spare his victim. I'd put him in a pot posthaste.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’m going to read up on cockerel training...He’s sleeping on his own tonight. Probably have to keep him separate won’t I?

Never separated mine, but yeah.

 

[Dvt1975]

Never separated mine, but yeah.

How do you stop him attacking her? X

 

[LaFleche]

From what I could see in your video, their space is very tight. And a ratio of 3 cockerels with only 3 pullets is a recipe for desaster.

One cockerel would still be hard on only 3 pullets, so I would separate them until the pullets reach POL and then choose the one with manners or even none at all.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I agree he needs to go or have a coop of his own alone.

 

[Dvt1975]

From what I could see in your video, their space is very tight. And a ratio of 3 cockerels with only 3 pullets is a recipe for desaster.

One cockerel would still be hard on only 3 pullets, so I would separate them until the pullets reach POL and then choose the one with manners or even none at all.

Ah ok- I understand- the ratio was ok when they were young but not appropriate now.
The run you saw was the run attached to their house; I leave the door open- They free range all day in the garden. He’d chased her back into the run when I filmed.
I’ve been trying to rehome the cockerels but no one wants them. Not even animal rescues.

 

[LaFleche]

Ah ok- I understand- the ratio was ok when they were young but not appropriate now.
The run you saw was the run attached to their house; I leave the door open- They free range all day in the garden. He’d chased her back into the run when I filmed.
I’ve been trying to rehome the cockerels but no one wants them. Not even animal rescues.

This is something every chicken keeper has to face and the reason why some of us don't hatch eggs or only buy pullets at a more advanced age.

You could butcher them yourself and have a nice dinner or give them to some wildlife rehab/preserve.

Butchering yourself and processing them to feed your family would be the best in my opinion, as you can do it in a way that they would not have to suffer anxiety beforehand:

Grab them one by one from the roost at night, hit them on the back of their head with an iron or heavy wooden club (they will lose conciousness immediately) and then cut their heads off by using an axe or cleaver/meat chopper. Stick them neck first into a bucket to bleed out.
You could easily skin them as they are still young and the connective tissue will not be strong.

ETA: If you can't bring yourself to eat them and have a dog or cat and would like them to have a nice and healthy snack, you could give them a previously butchered cockerel as well.

 

[Orpingtons Mom]

Well, just to help: I could no more do that then fly to the moon. I have had one aggressive rooster. I called a friend who has chickens, told him the story. He came, picked up the roo,… end of story. He had him for dinner/lunch/whatever

I have 3 Roos at the moment. They all get along and respect the head rooster.

 

[Jory]

Look for a reptile rescue in your area. They humanely dispatch them before using the meat.