Rooster babies going for a ride in the car.

[mg15]

An experience: 3 rooster chicks about 5 weeks old started fighting. Oh my I had never seen such young ones fight like they were going to kill each other. One had a mouth full of chick fuzz, the other would not let go of a wing, and the other had his neck wrapped around another's neck. The three of them, oh, my.
I am in the city, and fortunately I know a farmer lady who can take roosters.
We got them in the car, made a few stops and got side tracked because of interstate issues so came back home with the naughty boys. When we get back the three naughty roosters are being very very nice.
I put them back in with the others and not another fight. Peaceful birds. The change of taking them out into different surroudings must have shook them up and put them in place.
I thought it was interesting.

 

[sourland]

It is indeed interesting, but I am willing to bet that it is also temporary.

 

[mg15]

Oh yes I agree. It def. is temporary.
They are in the garage in a swimming pool with the others. It cured them in that enviro. but I agree with you. Once on their own out in the real world and out of the playpen way different story. I was surprised how young they are to have started this so soon.

 

[sourland]

It's funny how 'something' can just seem to trigger them. At one time I had a large flock of semi feral bantams. The cockerels would get along fine all summer long. Then when the fall rains started massive chicken wars would break out. I always figured that when they got wet they looked like strangers to one another, and pecking order boundaries were forgotten. After several days of 'warring' all would return to normal.