Rehabilitating an aggressive cockerel

[azygous]

Letting the boys all work it out among themselves is a decent approach to the flock dynamic, although I'm concerned about the inadequate ratio between roos and hens.

But how do you plan to guide this new fellow in his relationship with humans so he doesn't end up sending someone to the ER with gaping wounds this coming spring when his hormones erupt to full effect?

 

[ValerieJ]

ive had 3 roosters and 5 hens for awhile now ever since i downsized and i havent had any issues at all the only rooster that mounts my hens is my lead rooster
my lead rooster keeps the boys in line pretty good i think im pretty lucky having him
his name is lucky lol

That is remarkable, and encouraging. I have 2 Young cockerels right now and I want to keep them both. At 2 months there is a clear dominant one and they get along with each other. I will only have 10 pullet/hens and have been considering keeping them in a separate bachelor pad to avoid over mating and injured hens/pullets. But wouldn't it be great if they could all live in harmony like yours do. Keep us updated on your progress please. Very interested to know how this all turns out.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It would be great - like Shangri-La.

 

[ValerieJ]

It would be great - like Shangri-La.

Uh oh...does Shangri-LA really exist?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Uh oh...does Shangri-LA really exist?

Yeah, and they are all Buddhists.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[ValerieJ]

Yeah, and they are all Buddhists.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[Skippersnh]

i just let him have a 10 minute visit with the flock out of his cage minus my 1 year old cuckoo maran due to them clearly wanting to battle
Star is not chicken aggressive at all he attacked me a few times he does not like humans at all so the challenge begins
i do not handle my birds ever but when i have an aggressive cock i do handle them alot
this one is more aggressive than ive seen in the past but im not going to give up on him
on the other hand i do not believe in hen to rooster ratios because last year before i moved and had to downsize i had 15 roosters and 20 hens with no overmating and no fighting but again Lucky was in charge of the flock not me

 

[Duckfarmer1]

Yeah, and they are all Buddhists.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Yeah, and they are all Buddhists.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

I’m not sure how chickens go, since my cockerels are not old enough to mix with my flock, but my ducks..I have wayyyy too many drakes versus hens and I’ve never had an issue..and they’ve all been integrated at different times..so here’s to it!

 

[ValerieJ]

i just let him have a 10 minute visit with the flock out of his cage minus my 1 year old cuckoo maran due to them clearly wanting to battle
Star is not chicken aggressive at all he attacked me a few times he does not like humans at all so the challenge begins
i do not handle my birds ever but when i have an aggressive cock i do handle them alot
this one is more aggressive than ive seen in the past but im not going to give up on him
on the other hand i do not believe in hen to rooster ratios because last year before i moved and had to downsize i had 15 roosters and 20 hens with no overmating and no fighting but again Lucky was in charge of the flock not me

I had to get rid of a rooster because he tore so many feathers off some of my hens that I thought they would not make it through the winter. I had 11 hens and one rooster did this. They make me nervous, but I want the ability to have our own chicks, so I'll keep them even if I have to have a bachelor pad and conjugal visits.