New Asil cockerel attacking hens

[nuthatched]

This bird lived alone, outdoors, like most game birds. He was from a really good breeder who wins huge shows. I didn't think he would carry any disease.

He can definitely carry disease.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This bird lived alone, outdoors, like most game birds. He was from a really good breeder who wins huge shows. I didn't think he would carry any disease.



They’re all about the same age. Pullets are 7 months, cockerel is 6 months. These heritage pullets aren’t standing up to this Asil. Ever lol

I just received a 7 month old Brahma Cockerel from a breeder 2 days ago. He's going through a quarantine period regardless. The breeder said disease free, but regardless you must take precautions if they are, because there's a slight chance they might be hiding something.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Quarantine is important, but I think more to the point is that in the thread title and in the original post, we’re looking at a failed integration of a 6-month-old cockerel into a flock of 5- month-old pullets: it’s not working.

Again, OP, can you tell us about the EXACT nature of “New Asil cockerel attacking hens”? What exactly are you seeing? (Forced mounting, neck grabbing, pecking to the point of drawing blood, pinning pullet down to the ground by her neck, etc.)

We are going nowhere until this question is answered, because we don’t know what is happening.

 

[Fine Family Homestead]

There's hens of different breeds with them.

At 6 months he's passed the successful introduction period. The younger the better with these guys.

You don’t think there’s any hope in integrating him into the flock?

 

[Fine Family Homestead]

Quarantine is important, but I think more to the point is that in the thread title and in the original post, we’re looking at a failed integration of a 6-month-old cockerel into a flock of 5- month-old pullets: it’s not working.

Again, OP, can you tell us about the EXACT nature of “New Asil cockerel attacking hens”? What exactly are you seeing? (Forced mounting, neck grabbing, pecking to the point of drawing blood, pinning pullet down to the ground by her neck, etc.)

We are going nowhere until this question is answered, because we don’t know what is happening.

They’re 7 month old pullets. The females are approaching him and he’s kicking them until they leave.

 

[fluffycrow]

Too late for proper quarantining now, but there’s still time for a proper introduction.

Photos of this bird would really help. To me it sounds like an immature cockerel. This checks out age-wise in my book.
Our aseel lines over here would definitely not be sexually mature at 6 months old. Has the breeder told you otherwise? Did he exhibit mating behaviour in his previous home?

If he truly isn’t sexually mature yet, it makes sense that he’s leading with the only other driving force in his brain; the will to fight. I would keep him separate, but still able to see and interact with your pullets through a wire fence.
If he has reached sexual maturity, he might just be weirded out by his new surroundings, and the odd-looking females (to his eyes, at least). The see-no-touch method will work in this case as well.
It is definitely possible to have a gamefowl male with heritage breed females, the little guy might just need some time to settle in

 

[Fine Family Homestead]

Too late for proper quarantining now, but there’s still time for a proper introduction.

Photos of this bird would really help. To me it sounds like an immature cockerel. This checks out age-wise in my book.
Our aseel lines over here would definitely not be sexually mature at 6 months old. Has the breeder told you otherwise? Did he exhibit mating behaviour in his previous home?

If he truly isn’t sexually mature yet, it makes sense that he’s leading with the only other driving force in his brain; the will to fight. I would keep him separate, but still able to see and interact with your pullets through a wire fence.
If he has reached sexual maturity, he might just be weirded out by his new surroundings, and the odd-looking females (to his eyes, at least). The see-no-touch method will work in this case as well.
It is definitely possible to have a gamefowl male with heritage breed females, the little guy might just need some time to settle in

I know i messed up the quarantine. I didn’t go about the introduction properly either, but I’ve read a lot of people just turning males loose with females. He’s so docile with humans, I thought he would get along well with pullets as well. I don’t believe he was mating at his previous home. He’s definitely scared because it’s a whole new atmosphere and he just got here. He also hadn’t had much interaction with other birds, as he lived alone. All I can do now is try to integrate him as best as I can.

 

[fluffycrow]

I know i messed up the quarantine. I didn’t go about the introduction properly either, but I’ve read a lot of people just turning males loose with females. He’s so docile with humans, I thought he would get along well with pullets as well. I don’t believe he was mating at his previous home. He’s definitely scared because it’s a whole new atmosphere and he just got here. He also hadn’t had much interaction with other birds, as he lived alone. All I can do now is try to integrate him as best as I can.

Then he’s probably just not at that point in his maturity that he sees the opposite sex as something to court, rather than fight.
(again, a photo here would be really helpful to gauge where exactly he is in maturity, but it seems like you’d rather not post photos for safety reasons, which is totally understandable and respectable).

It seems like your aseel lines over there mature a bit quicker than ours, so I’ll doubt you’ll have to wait long before seeing him become interested in the girls.
A stress free environment, with the ability to see the girls through a fence seems like the best option for now, and you can try again in two weeks or so, depending on his behaviour

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Turning a rooster or cockerel loose and having it go well would be an exception, not the norm. You have gotten a lot of good advice. I don’t think it’s too late to have a good intro. Let us know how it goes!

 

[MysteryChicken]

You don’t think there’s any hope in integrating him into the flock?

I didn't say that. It can still be attempted. Whether, or not there will be success, it's a wait, & see.