Rooster has thrown one more hen out of the flock and is mounting our duck

[CrazyTalk]

I noticed the "My" after I posted - wasn't sure. Sorry about that.

Anyways - roosters are definitely easier to replace (just check the classifieds, or craigslist)- but a good rooster is worth a lot more to me than a good hen - I free range, and it's pretty much just the roosters dealing with aerial predators at this point. If a rooster is human-docile, and a good protector - having a problem with a specific hen or two isn't a big deal to me. Sometimes hens are nasty troublemakers, and a rooster's job in that case is to get rid of the hen. (you also don't want those hens genes moving on)

It sounds like the 2nd hen might be the nasty-troublemaker variety - so I'm not too concerned about that. The first one is a big question mark, but sometimes you just get hens that can't take care of themselves. It's tough to tell without watching the flock.

RichnSteph, how is the rooster otherwise? Good bird? Bad bird? If hes a good bird otherwise, I'd keep an eye on him for now, and if he settles down with the two hens gone, I wouldn't worry about it. It may just also be that hes young, and this stuff may settle down when it's no longer a question of who is in charge.

 

[Happy Dad]

Rooster has thrown one more hen out of the flock and is mounting our duck

I can not contain myself anymore.

The mental image I have due to my twisted sense of humor has me litterally laughing out loud every time I read this thread title.

I picture a cartoon rooster grabbing a hen with his hands, tossing her aside and saying, "Now where is that duck?!!"
Meanwhile the two banished hens are sitting on the sidelines. One says to the other, "This is going to make for some real intersting chicklings."

Kneeslapper right?

 

[yellowchicks]

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