Ihavenoideaee
In the Brooder
I have one cockerel and 11 pullets. I’ve had them all since they were chicks and handled them every day (some more than others due to illness and injury). They’re around 18 weeks old and the cockerel has just started to crow. I’ve noticed that whenever I’m with the chickens now he gets territorial which I’m sure is normal, however, he also attacks the pullets that come lay in my lap. He will run over and try to pull them away by their necks then chase them. It happens every time one of the pullets is hanging out with me. Is this normal?