theoldfarmhouse
Chirping
- Feb 29, 2016
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We have had a great experience with our roo- he’s gentle with the ladies, offering them food and standing up to the barking dog on the other side of the fence. However, we’ve had a buff Sussex raising two chicks in a pen that is inside the coop and today I thought I’d let her out for a dustbath. Her chicks are about 12 weeks old and she hasn’t been out for that time. The younger hens had a go at her but then the roo got very violent with her - chasing her around where she lay down and he stood over her and kept pecking at her neck. Suffice to say I scooped her up popped her back in the chick pen. Will this sort of behaviour simmer down or will the roo end up hurting or killing the hen?
Thanks,
Jay
Thanks,
Jay