McChooky
Free Ranging
The others joined my new flock with the cockerels but these 4 hens were staying in the coop or on the roosting bars to avoid the pullets and cockerels. They're living their best life!Seems about right
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The others joined my new flock with the cockerels but these 4 hens were staying in the coop or on the roosting bars to avoid the pullets and cockerels. They're living their best life!Seems about right
If you have the option of separating the hens with large combs until he's older he may improve his mating skills. He may be having a harder time mating these hens.Are they smaller or bigger than him? My legbars rarely breed my larger hensWhere do I find a good rooster?
My last rooster was good but attacked humans or me. This one likes to make one of bigger comb hens bleed. I watched him peck at her repeatedly. I get the mating thing. I get the feather loss. But the tearing of combs is a bit over the top don't you think? I will give him another chance.
Once you get past the adolescent age and he's becomes a good roo, you'll be biting your tongue.
I have 2 roosters in 2 flocks and will never be without a rooster.
Fertile eggs/breeding,oversees flock keeping the together, manages the flock dynamics, warning calls/protection,stops bickering and bullying, waits for all his hens to get in coop at dusk. It's endless the value that a good rooster adds to a flock...
I love my boys.
At what age would he settle down? 1 year? 2?A good rooster is a joy and will look after the flock. Having experienced good roosters I will never have a flock without a rooster. I also will not tolerate bad or annoying rooster behavior. I have 5 roosters in my flock, 3 Jersey Giants, 1 Bantam Old English Game, and 1 silkie. The Jersey Giants and the Bantam OEG are smart and don't attack people or harass the hens. The silkie is a new addition and will be going to freezer camp soon because he harasses the hens.
At what age would he settle down? 1 year? 2?
Just curious as our last rooster was good with hens at a year but had to go for attacking people