My rooster is killing his "favorite" hen. Is this common?

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Agree with most other folks - he should be killed. No reason to keep a nasty rooster. He is supposed to protect his girls, not hurt or kill them! That is completely unacceptable and should never be tolerated.
It can be tough, but honestly, I've never had a problem axing a nasty bird.
 
susanatull said:
Hi, my name is Susana, I hav a small flock 5 hens and a rooster. This is my third time raising chickens and it has been quite a learning experience to me. I live in the country so there is quite a few predators that like chickens and chicken eggs starting from snakes to hawks, bob cats and many others . I am a full time teacher with not a lot of extra time for my favorite hobbies gardening, landscaping .
Last Spring(2017) one of my hens decided to be a mom. At that time I didn't have a rooster so I got her some fertile eggs and she hatched 7 beautiful chicks, they were one week old when all of them but one became a rat snake dinner. The survivor chick became a beautiful red Island rooster that knows he is beautiful. No too long ago I thought one of our hens got hurt by an animal, her head was bleeding and she was hiding behind the coop. She died that day. Later the same thing happened to another hen, this time I saw the rooster going after her without mercy, attacking her furiously, I scare him pretty bad, but he end up hurting her pretty badly, she was gone in a few days. Today he was after another one she seems pretty scared of him, for a while she has been his favorite one. I don't know if this is normal behavior, or some rooster become bullies. Can some one tell me if this behavior is common among flocks?
Thanks,
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Eat or sell it you can find TONS of nice rooster that will be extremely happy not to be someone's dinner!
O tolerance to roosters abnormal aggression!
 
lazy gardener said:
Susanna, that is totally unacceptable behavior. You need to immediately separate that roo from the hens. You need to keep him separated until you either kill him and eat him, have some one else kill him, or kill him and bury him, preferably planting a lovely rose bush over the spot. Occasionally, a roo or other flock members will drive a sick bird out of the flock. But for him to kill her, that goes into the realm of truly deranged. Tell me a bit about your set up. How many birds, total. What are the dimensions of your coop and your run? It may be possible that if your birds are shut in a coop/run situation, the hen can't escape the roo. No matter what the coop and run size. That roo needs to be killed. He is a killer, and should not be allowed near ANY flock.
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Exactly!
 
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Hi Susanna, sorry to hear your boy is terrorizing the ladies. I have to second what other's have said...his behavior is way too aggressive.

If you decide to have a rooster in the future (a docile one), have more hens for him to "love". The recommended ratio of females to male is 1 male to 8-10 females. That's to help prevent over-mating (which your current boy is going way & above that). Too few females for a male can cause stress and injury to the females.

Best wishes to you!
 
N F C said:
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Hi Susanna, sorry to hear your boy is terrorizing the ladies. I have to second what other's have said...his behavior is way too aggressive.

If you decide to have a rooster in the future (a docile one), have more hens for him to "love". The recommended ratio of females to male is 1 male to 8-10 females. That's to help prevent over-mating (which your current boy is going way & above that). Too few females for a male can cause stress and injury to the females.

Best wishes to you!
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N F C said:
Good reminder Ron:thumbsup
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Thanks!

I have also noticed that the OP has not replied to this thread. I will reach out to them to see if I can do some damage control

The OP solved the problem! Good Job!
 
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