Lisanfloyd
Songster
- Jun 27, 2020
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My silkies hatched out 7 chicks in October. 3 of them are roosters. Dad has always been good to all of them. Yesterday, I found the most dominant of the babies (now full grown) hiding, weak and badly bloodied, in a nest box. I removed him, cleaned him up and got him hydrated. The afternoon was a nice 50 degrees so I let them free range and tried to allow the injured rooster back in the flock. He stayed on the outskirts for a while, but when he got close, all 3 of the other roosters went after him. He ran away with no attempt to fight back. After observing for a while and him being cornered in the coop, I separated him again. Why would this happen? He seems miserable. He’s not really eating and acts disoriented. Why did they all turn on him?