Hi everyone! My flock is mostly heritage chickens and free range. I have 21 hens and two roosters. One rooster is an easter egger and top in the pecking order. Super nice and very tame. He was raised by me as well as all my chickens.
Except the other rooster. He is an ameraucana. He was given to me while still young. (Less than a year.) So my hens are divided into two harems where the two roosters reign while free ranging during the day and cooped up at night.
Q: The problem is the second rooster. He has started being very agresive and attacking family visiting and children and visitors. And that’s a nono! So unless there is some good advise for the problem, he will become soup or “arroz con pollo!“
Q: I know I’ll probably have to get rid of the rooster but I like to get another one to look after and protect the ladies. A neighbor has a younger one, maybe around 6 months old, that I can introduce to the flock slowly and steady. He is accustomed to be cooped up and raised in a flock like mine are.
Q: is this a good solution?
Should I pay attention to the type of breed for aggressiveness?
Should the new one be smaller in size? Should I cage him at first, for a while, before introducing him to the flock? The cage is in the same area as the chicken run.
Any advise and suggestions are always welcomed. Thank you.
Except the other rooster. He is an ameraucana. He was given to me while still young. (Less than a year.) So my hens are divided into two harems where the two roosters reign while free ranging during the day and cooped up at night.
Q: The problem is the second rooster. He has started being very agresive and attacking family visiting and children and visitors. And that’s a nono! So unless there is some good advise for the problem, he will become soup or “arroz con pollo!“
Q: I know I’ll probably have to get rid of the rooster but I like to get another one to look after and protect the ladies. A neighbor has a younger one, maybe around 6 months old, that I can introduce to the flock slowly and steady. He is accustomed to be cooped up and raised in a flock like mine are.
Q: is this a good solution?
Should I pay attention to the type of breed for aggressiveness?
Should the new one be smaller in size? Should I cage him at first, for a while, before introducing him to the flock? The cage is in the same area as the chicken run.
Any advise and suggestions are always welcomed. Thank you.