My rooster is terrorizing the flock

[Trux]

Currently incarcerated at the Silkie Country Jail. Charges pending are disorderly conduct, sexual assault, inciting a riot, and attempted homicide. Bail $3,500.

 

[Hamiam]

As long as he is crated & can't get to the pullets, I'd keep his crate in the run. You better hurry & get that bachelor pen built!

 

[Hamiam]

@Trux , I love your Avatar pic/quote!

 

[Matilda Belle]

Once he gets older he will likely settle down to the point he will romance the girls instead of chasing them down and jumping them

Lmao

 

[keesmom]

Yes. He is in a crate in the run. Is that the right thing to do?

For now. That way they won't forget him. Once you identify all the other cockerels in the bunch you can boot the whole lot into a bachelor run, including him. If he continues to cause problems after that then you may have to come up with other plans.

 

[Matilda Belle]

Great advice. Thank you everyone!

 

[llombardo]

Update...he spent the night peacefully in the coop with the other chickens but this morning when I let them all out he started causing trouble again. So I put him in a cage until I figure out what to do. I don't thnk I can get rid of him because he's beautiful.

I have one boy out with 2 girls his age(5 months) and 4 girls that are just over 3 months. Every now and then he gets one of the younger girls and they scream. Some feathers flew yesterday before I walked in and broke it up. It's not the norm though. He does not over mate the 2 his age at all. If they try to get away he lets them. The other boy wanted to mate all the time. He is now living in the house until I can build him his own area. I could not part with him.

 

[Chickassan]

Softie.

I have one boy out with 2 girls his age(5 months) and 4 girls that are just over 3 months. Every now and then he gets one of the younger girls and they scream. Some feathers flew yesterday before I walked in and broke it up. It's not the norm though. He does not over mate the 2 his age at all. If they try to get away he lets them. The other boy wanted to mate all the time. He is now living in the house until I can build him his own area. I could not part with him.

 

[llombardo]

Softie.

I won't even try denying it.