rooster fighing

[kerrysmommy]

i recently put my silikie hen with the roosters one attacked her and the other sat in the corner doing nothing so i put her back out with the girls is there anything i can do i really want chicks by easter and cant do so if the rooster wont stop attacking her please give me some advise thanks alot

 

[Blue_Myst]

I would put the two in a breeding pen, perhaps separated from each other by a barrier until you can gauge whether the rooster will stop attacking her. They do make hen "saddles" to help with the feather pulling and spur scrapes the roo may leave behind, but if he is mauling her, I don't think I'd try it again.

You make it sound like you keep all your roosters together. If you are, you can try separating the rooster, it may relieve some of the "stress" of getting the girl before somebody else does.

I'm sorry I'm not much help. I'm sure someone else will come along who has encountered this situation before

 

[Sorin]

Maybe try putting her with the rooster that did not attack her. If the roosters are always separated from the hens, they may be a little overzealous with asserting their dominance with a female put in front of them, that's my guess as to what's happening. You can always try blue_myst said and keep the hen in a small cage inside the rooster pen for a day or two. Hope this helps! Good luck!

 

[FMAFarms]

We don't separate our Silkie roosters from our Silkie hens. By nature, they are all docile and I've never had any of them fight amongst themselves, not even to establish pecking order. Somehow, they figured it out without feathers flying... the lowest ranked Silkie just waits a ways back until the others have eaten before approaching the feeder. To be honest, I'm really surprised to hear about an aggressive Silkie.

If you have the time to stay and observe your birds, put the Silkie roos in with the Silkie hens for an hour or two Stay and observe in case you need to separate them. Use the hen savers if you need to; we have one we've never used with the Silkies. Gradually increase the time the hens and roos are together until they are together 24/7. This way, they're used to each other and will not be prone to fighting. Sikies only lay about an egg a week and there's no guarantee that bunking with the roos will give you a fertile egg. If you want chicks for Easter, you might be better off finding a breeder near you through Craigslist. You might have chicks for Mother's Day if things go well, but Easter is a long shot, I'm afraid. Good luck.