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G’Day from down under Gnostic76 :frow Welcome!

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venymae said:
RIR's are gorgeous! Talkative little gals too! How's your rooster? We had issues with them going mean, but then an acquaintance of ours has a very well mannered one.
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He's actually really chill and prett
venymae said:
RIR's are gorgeous! Talkative little gals too! How's your rooster? We had issues with them going mean, but then an acquaintance of ours has a very well mannered one.
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He's actually really chill and pretty quiet. He even let's my daughter pet him when I bring her in their pen with me. I still keep an eye on him when she's with me. I've heard and read they can be aggressive. I lucked out with him.
 
Gnostic76 said:
He's actually really chill and pretty quiet. He even let's my daughter pet him when I bring her in their pen with me. I still keep an eye on him when she's with me. I've heard and read they can be aggressive. I lucked out with him.
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That's great, ours were never friendly, but simply ignored us...until they matured. Then Suddenly they would start sneaking up behind you and attacking. My mum got a softball size bruise on the back of her leg from one, thank goodness she was wearing thick jeans! She started carrying a stick after that, and luckily (kinda?) they had a predator attack shortly afterwards and the roos took one for the team. So, I guess they were at least doing a good job in that respect! They were very good at protecting the hens. However, since I have two small boys, I was not a fan!
 
venymae said:
That's great, ours were never friendly, but simply ignored us...until they matured. Then Suddenly they would start sneaking up behind you and attacking. My mum got a softball size bruise on the back of her leg from one, thank goodness she was wearing thick jeans! She started carrying a stick after that, and luckily (kinda?) they had a predator attack shortly afterwards and the roos took one for the team. So, I guess they were at least doing a good job in that respect! They were very good at protecting the hens. However, since I have two small boys, I was not a fan!
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Wow that's crazy. I'll have to keep my eye on him even more now. A rooster like that and kids don't mix. I hope mine doesn't change. I would hate to have to get rid of him.
 
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