Summer_Dawn
In the Brooder
- Sep 12, 2017
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So, our current situation: we picked up 10 chicks in May (straight run) and ended up for 4 roosters. We had 2 who were being aggressive with the ladies (keeping them up in a tree all day, not letting them eat, etc.) so those 2 met their demise over the weekend... We had high hopes for our australorp rooster we have left - he calls the girls for treats, does a great job of protecting them from predators - and the ladies are much, much happier with him. Unfortunately, he has started going after my 10 year old daughter. She told us that he was chasing her, but we kind of thought she was embellishing and that he was probably only coming over to her to see if she had treats for them. Today, I saw it firsthand. I was out with her and she literally climbed up my back to get away from him and he was still coming at me to get to her! He has only ever gone after her - he has never (until I was holding her) gone after me, my husband, or our 6 year old son. I kicked him probably 3 times, but he would stop trying to get her until I could reach a broom. It was probably super funny to see, but my daughter is terrified and I don't know what to do.
He's good for the girls, but we can't have him going after our daughter. We don't have a run and can't really build one where we're living, so they kind of have free range of the yard (over an acre cleared) but they stay pretty close to the house, I'm guessing mostly for protection.
So, he's only 4.5 months old. Is he only going to get worse as he gets older? What could it be about her that he is threatened by? Does anyone have a free-range, rooster-free flock that does ok? I'm pretty set on getting rid of our other rooster already. He's just too neurotic to be helpful for just about anyone, so the australorp is our only hope at this point!
He's good for the girls, but we can't have him going after our daughter. We don't have a run and can't really build one where we're living, so they kind of have free range of the yard (over an acre cleared) but they stay pretty close to the house, I'm guessing mostly for protection.
So, he's only 4.5 months old. Is he only going to get worse as he gets older? What could it be about her that he is threatened by? Does anyone have a free-range, rooster-free flock that does ok? I'm pretty set on getting rid of our other rooster already. He's just too neurotic to be helpful for just about anyone, so the australorp is our only hope at this point!