Suzzers
In the Brooder
- Jul 8, 2022
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(This might be in the wrong section, sorry!)
Sadly I have a rooster that has starved other chickens before. Ever since he was a chick he almost killed one of the hens by bullying her away from the food dish. I fed her myself away from the flock and after that I thought he wouldn't so it again until he started doing it to the other rooster. I didn't know that much about chickens then and only noticed when the other rooster was stumbling around my yard and could barely eat. Sadly I had to put the bird out of his misery. The rooster isn't doing it anymore because he favors the hens he has now but I'm scared if I was to get new chicks to replace some of my older egg layers he would do the same thing, and it's not fair to subject new chicks to that. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? He is also a golden laced wyandotte rooster.
Sadly I have a rooster that has starved other chickens before. Ever since he was a chick he almost killed one of the hens by bullying her away from the food dish. I fed her myself away from the flock and after that I thought he wouldn't so it again until he started doing it to the other rooster. I didn't know that much about chickens then and only noticed when the other rooster was stumbling around my yard and could barely eat. Sadly I had to put the bird out of his misery. The rooster isn't doing it anymore because he favors the hens he has now but I'm scared if I was to get new chicks to replace some of my older egg layers he would do the same thing, and it's not fair to subject new chicks to that. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? He is also a golden laced wyandotte rooster.