My lovely yellow goldens.

[007Sean]

I've noticed!
He is also not a happy chappy when I get in there to collect the eggs. Is there a chance he will calm down a bit when breeding season is over?

Maybe and then again, maybe not....some of mine display year round, no rest, others take a short break, usually during their molt. Just depends on the individual bird!

 

[ChikaInu]

Maybe and then again, maybe not....some of mine display year round, no rest, others take a short break, usually during their molt. Just depends on the individual bird!

I don't mind him displaying, I'd just prefer it if he didn't attack me during maintenance. We will just have to see then! Fingers crossed he will settle in his hormones and realize I'm not after his ladies.

 

[007Sean]

I don't mind him displaying, I'd just prefer it if he didn't attack me during maintenance. We will just have to see then! Fingers crossed he will settle in his hormones and realize I'm not after his ladies.

That's a problem when you try to 'tame' them....they imprint on you. You might try picking him up and carrying him around in the pen, that sometimes breaks them from trying to attack you everytime you enter the pen. None of mine have ever tried to attack me....my Reeves pheasant, is another issue all together, they are very aggressive with hens as well as humans. I do this technique with them and it works pretty good but I still don't turn my back on them when in their pen.

 

[ChikaInu]

That's a problem when you try to 'tame' them....they imprint on you. You might try picking him up and carrying him around in the pen, that sometimes breaks them from trying to attack you everytime you enter the pen. None of mine have ever tried to attack me....my Reeves pheasant, is another issue all together, they are very aggressive with hens as well as humans. I do this technique with them and it works pretty good but I still don't turn my back on them when in their pen.

Yes, I do realise this is on me. Same with parrots, corvids and all the others that can get confused when they hit maturity, but I've still got hope that he will settle in himself eventually. It isn't super serious to the point where he flies at my face or anything (though it does help to cover my very brightly coloured hair.) but he will grip and flap at my sleeves sometimes.

I've tried something like your suggestion this week, where I simply lift him to the side and continue with my business. I've also made sure the last thing he does isn't "chasing" me out of the run, instead I've just been standing around waiting until he gets bored and struts away before leaving the enclosure.
We had a much more positive experience together today.

 

[ChikaInu]

That's a problem when you try to 'tame' them....they imprint on you. You might try picking him up and carrying him around in the pen, that sometimes breaks them from trying to attack you everytime you enter the pen. None of mine have ever tried to attack me....my Reeves pheasant, is another issue all together, they are very aggressive with hens as well as humans. I do this technique with them and it works pretty good but I still don't turn my back on them when in their pen.

I've heard that about the reeves! They are a bit larger as well aren't they?

 

[007Sean]

I've heard that about the reeves! They are a bit larger as well aren't they?

Yes, quite a bit bigger, and mine have 2" long spurs and know how to use them!

 

[ChikaInu]

Yes, quite a bit bigger, and mine have 2" long spurs and know how to use them!

Haha, I'm happy the scariest thing about Primrose is his crazy eyes!

 

[ChikaInu]

I've been pondering and wondering about it for a while, but last week I finally made the decision to rehome little Buttercup. She was simply not getting any rest from the other two girls and it was getting cruel. I've added tons of foilage, enrichment, distracions, but nothing seemed to work. They were at her all the time.

I found her an amazing new home (i had plenty of choice - it turns out adult hens are almost impossible to find) on a farm where they've had one lone male for almost two years. It was heartbreaking to see her go, but since then the entire atmosphere in the run has been a lot more chilled.
Prim keeps doing his thing of course, but the other two ladies have settled down a lot. Maybe the space just wasn't enough or maybe the simply saw her as faulty somehow. Last summer when they were still young they plucked her feathers until she bled.
I think it was the right move to make.

 

[007Sean]

Sometimes they just don't get along, even if they have been together since hatching.

 

[tlcmurphy]

I've been pondering and wondering about it for a while, but last week I finally made the decision to rehome little Buttercup. She was simply not getting any rest from the other two girls and it was getting cruel. I've added tons of foilage, enrichment, distracions, but nothing seemed to work. They were at her all the time.

I found her an amazing new home (i had plenty of choice - it turns out adult hens are almost impossible to find) on a farm where they've had one lone male for almost two years. It was heartbreaking to see her go, but since then the entire atmosphere in the run has been a lot more chilled.
Prim keeps doing his thing of course, but the other two ladies have settled down a lot. Maybe the space just wasn't enough or maybe the simply saw her as faulty somehow. Last summer when they were still young they plucked her feathers until she bled.
I think it was the right move to make.

I’m sorry to hear that, but it was the right thing to do for your girl