Making decisions about Barred Rock, and Roopecca.

[Brahma Chicken5000]

If Roopecca continues to misbehave I think you should cull him. Ask your breeder if he has any breeding cocks that he is looking to retire.

 

[Cryss]

If Roopecca continues to misbehave I think you should cull him. Ask your breeder if he has any breeding cocks that he is looking to retire.

If I ever decide to breed that's a good idea. Actually I never wanted a rooster so I'm not really in the market for one. Roopecca is the first chicken I ever was close to, never having anticipated that chickens had personalities when I started this chicken raising hobby. So he'll have his bachelor pad surrounded by his ladies but just out of reach.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

If I ever decide to breed that's a good idea. Actually I never wanted a rooster so I'm not really in the market for one. Roopecca is the first chicken I ever was close to, never having anticipated that chickens had personalities when I started this chicken raising hobby. So he'll have his bachelor pad surrounded by his ladies but just out of reach.

When I started with chickens a rooster wasn’t supposed to be in the flock but we got one by accident. It is so much easier having a rooster in the flock to look out for the girls while free ranging and to break up squabbles. When I am in a place that allows roosters I will always have one in my flock.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Well!! Update!
I was wrong, wasn't thinking!!
First, Roopecca! I haven't been able to go in the run with the hens because of HIM! Hubby got tired of being sneak attacked when cleaning poop or gathering eggs. He spontaneously popped Mr. Pecca Roo (another name) into the tiny Guesthouse coop and closed the door. That was it! Ok, the coop is too small run-wise for him to live in it. It's meant to be a sick-house, separation coop, introduction coop...hence the name Guesthouse. But temporarily it can keep him from swimming with dumplings! Meanwhile we are building an 8X12 coop for the gals. Once they can actually move into the new coop the old coop will be available to move Roopecca into. I can remove the panels that we used to cover the attached run making it all coop without an attached run, and thus expose the attached run once again. He will have a 26sqft run and a 7sqft coop all to himself all within sight of his flock. Btw, the Guesthouse was donated to me by @Brahma Chicken5000 . What a blessing it has proved to be. So what do y'all think of this idea?

Ok, now the Barred Rocks. I am happy to say that a BYCer @Dkbahoo has offered to give them a home! She is coming to pick them up tomorrow, Thursday afternoon. Fraggle and Petra just won't stop picking on poor Henneth. Henneth stays away but I believe it is the reason she has stopped laying. So this means I will only have 4 hens. And only 3 laying unless Henneth gets on the ball.
I'll have to think about adding to the flock.
Updates to follow

You can keep him in this bigger set up indefinitely. He may mellow with age, especially if you break him of the habit of coming at you on a daily basis.

 

[Cryss]

Fraggle and Petra are now in their new home with @Dkbahoo. My poor little flock now...4 hens, of which only 3 are laying, are now alone in the TS coop that I adapted to temporarily hold my flock of 7. Roopecca the rooster is in a temporary bachelor pad. Hoping to have the 8X12 coop finished by mothers day or at worst 2-3 weeks after that.
I am hoping that now that Henneth isn't being picked on by Fraggle and Petra she will start laying again.