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Yep- hard lesson- but i can't blame barny at all- i gave him treats which confused the issues for him- gorgeous bird- even that small interaction caused problems- my theory now is look, enjoy them but hands off unless necessary! with the current roo i am using that theory- he will come over when i dish out food, but i'm not interacting specifically with him, although i may need to do his spurs- dreading that- but gotta do something with them- maybe just file them down a bit?
So far I haven't had any cochin roos be agressive in any way. I have 3 of Jack's black copper marans chick in the brooder with my March 20th hatch of milles and partridge cochins and those coppers are already clearly more agressive than my birds. Today when I picked them out of the tank/brooder to clean it, each one of the little buggers pecked me! I like my teddy bear chickens. Their passiveness is the #1 reason I picked cochins.
One of the best things about chickens is that there is a breed/breeds for everyone.