Keeping several roosters in one flock - how to lessen aggression?

suziii

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Jul 31, 2015
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Hello hello!

I haven't posted in many ages, but I have a question, and an idea. :D

I have two roosters (Bert and Ernie) - they are inseparable. I know this is odd, but they grew up together and everything has been fine until now since they are suddenly adults I guess.

Unfortunately, they started teaming up against our oldest rooster, "John Cena."He does not fight anymore and he likes to just tag along with the girls and our head rooster Lucky as they roam around the yard peacefully.

I have an idea about this. I've got some of those little saddles you can buy for hens to protect them. I think I might put them on the two roosters (Bert and Ernie) that are suddenly causing trouble. I think if there is something kind of weighing them down or making them somewhat uncomfortable, they won't bother with chasing the others around. I am getting pretty desperate to not have to re-home them, as you can see with this lovely idea.

Why don't they have suits or something just a little restrictive to keep roosters distracted enough to not bother with chasing others around? If this doesn't work, I'm open to any other weird ideas that you guys have come up with to keep extra roosters around. :oops:
 
... I have two roosters... Unfortunately, they started teaming up against our oldest rooster...

Unfortunately time sits still for no man and roosters are no different. Where this is headed is to the time when your two upstart roosters put the "coup de grace" Thats French y'all, and it means that your 2 upstart roosters want to usurp the rights of the oldest rooster and when he is deposed they will turn on one another to get a final division of property, which in this case is the hens in your flock. I never said that chicken society was pretty, especially in the ways that humans judge "pretty".

You maybe can play "SWEET ADELINE" to your roosters. From here on out they will be singing a new tune. "Those Wedding Bells Are Tearing Up That Old Gang of Mine."
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...0CAB3EE2F358E45C9F420CAB3EE2F358&&FORM=VRDGAR
 
Thanks so much for your responses! :) I am a silent viewer most of the time Haha.

I've rehomed chickens before but I was hoping to be able to keep these two troublemakers. I'll try to come up with something that will work as a separate pen for them to see if that will work if I can't calm them down any other way. The other two roosters aren't like this, they have the hierarchy set up with the occasional smack, but the constant chasing and running John Cena out of the barn won't work for me.

Also, I did put the saddles on the two boys, but it is more hilarious than helpful.
 
I was afraid of that.... and unless your flock is near a hundred, 4 roosters is more than likely going to be more heartache than pleasure for either you or your hens.

Mrs K
 
FWIW and I'm probably not offering advice you don't already know, but have you thought of an extended 'getting to know you' but separated period? I recently ended up with a young rooster to replace my 6 yr old guy. It was obvious I couldn't just toss him in there. But a few weeks in a large dog kennel was enough to get them used to each other. They challenge each other but no fights.
 

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