Rooster attacking broody hen

[Trish1974]

My experience went like this: After her setting for 3 days and nights in the nest, I put her in a wire dog crate with smaller wire on the bottom but no bedding, set up on a couple of 4x4's right in the coop with feed and water.

I let her out a couple times a day(you don't have to) and she would go out into the run, drop a huge turd, race around running, take a vigorous dust bath then head back to the nest... at which point I put her back in the crate. Each time her outings would lengthen a bit, eating, drinking and scratching more and on the 3rd afternoon she stayed out of the nest and went to roost that evening...event over, back to normal tho she didn't lay for another week or two. Or take her out of crate daily very near roosting time(30-60 mins) if she goes to roost great, if she goes to nest put her back in crate.

Feed and water added after pic was taken.

Thanks! Do you have any idea why my rooster is doing what he is doing?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Aart is more hands on than I am. When I put a broody in a broody buster I leave her in there for three full days. If you use a dog cage like that the poop falls through.

 

[aart]

and since I'm not getting fertile eggs

my not-quite-1-yr-old rooster puffs up and runs at her like she is an intruder and attacks her

Probably establishing dominance or confused by her 'condition'.
Either way if he's not getting the fertilization job done,
dinner might be his most useful future. No, I'm not kidding.

My 1yo cockbird gave the broody a bit of a hard time when she came off the nest(with chicks) a few weeks ago, but it was soon over and he also helped break up some of her other 're-entry' fights.

 

[Mckennas poultry]

My rooster Does that when I add new hens to the flock, he chases them with his wings fanned out but he usually mates with them

 

[aart]

Aart is more hands on than I am.

Yes.... yes, I am....because I have more time on my hands

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

Your roo thinks she is puffing out to challenge him. Broodies, when left alone, stay on their nest 95% of the time and are not flying about (when you throw her out) or walking all puffed up normally, so this situation is abnormal for them both. She is pissy because she can't get back to the nest, and he doesn't know she's not out there by her own volition, so he sees her poofed out presence as a continual challenge.

 

[chickens really]

Hello...He is confused. I remove my Broody Hens to my garage to break them in the same set up as mentioned by aart..Or if Hens are setting they are removed also to my garage Brooder.

 

[rotagen]

I know this is an old thread but I wish others with experience would chime in, since I have EXACTLY the same situation. A 9 month old roo that hasn't made any fertile eggs, and he attacks any favorelle hen that goes broody and takes a break from it. I'm wondering if it is a "young and clueless" thing, or if there is just no future for this roo and he needs to be dinner.

It's a shame because he's pretty sweet-natured and very pretty, he is a bit small for the faverolles perhaps, he's a black/gold isbar. Today he was so mean to the latest broody faverolle who runs away from him constantly..pulls feathers out of her neck every time.... I grabbed him and held his head to the ground... useless I know...

 

[Allman27]

I know this is an old thread but I wish others with experience would chime in, since I have EXACTLY the same situation. A 9 month old roo that hasn't made any fertile eggs, and he attacks any favorelle hen that goes broody and takes a break from it. I'm wondering if it is a "young and clueless" thing, or if there is just no future for this roo and he needs to be dinner.

It's a shame because he's pretty sweet-natured and very pretty, he is a bit small for the faverolles perhaps, he's a black/gold isbar. Today he was so mean to the latest broody faverolle who runs away from him constantly..pulls feathers out of her neck every time.... I grabbed him and held his head to the ground... useless I know...

He sounds delicious to me

 

[centrarchid]

I know this is an old thread but I wish others with experience would chime in, since I have EXACTLY the same situation. A 9 month old roo that hasn't made any fertile eggs, and he attacks any favorelle hen that goes broody and takes a break from it. I'm wondering if it is a "young and clueless" thing, or if there is just no future for this roo and he needs to be dinner.

It's a shame because he's pretty sweet-natured and very pretty, he is a bit small for the faverolles perhaps, he's a black/gold isbar. Today he was so mean to the latest broody faverolle who runs away from him constantly..pulls feathers out of her neck every time.... I grabbed him and held his head to the ground... useless I know...

Videu I can see?