Rooster help...

[Cefuhr86]

Hi. I am very new to chickens, any help would be appreciated. I have 12 bantam chickens various breeds, all 11 weeks old this week. My blue bantam cochin roo (who matured quickly at 3 weeks) is mounting and trying to mate my little d'uccle pullets. Is this normal behavior for a roo at this age? I thought they matured to this point at 4 to 5 months. I feel like I shouldn't allow him to continue at this age? I do have other roos in my flock and I absolutely do not plan on keeping them all. One, mayyyybe 2. He was one I was thinking of keeping but now I don't know if he's going to be too aggressive with my smaller pullet breeds. So should I stop this behavior, let it go, rehome him now.... im not really sure what I should do. None of my research has prepared me for this, haha . Thanks for your help!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi. I am very new to chickens, any help would be appreciated. I have 12 bantam chickens various breeds, all 11 weeks old this week. My blue bantam cochin roo (who matured quickly at 3 weeks) is mounting and trying to mate my little d'uccle pullets. Is this normal behavior for a roo at this age? I thought they matured to this point at 4 to 5 months. I feel like I shouldn't allow him to continue at this age? I do have other roos in my flock and I absolutely do not plan on keeping them all. One, mayyyybe 2. He was one I was thinking of keeping but now I don't know if he's going to be too aggressive with my smaller pullet breeds. So should I stop this behavior, let it go, rehome him now.... im not really sure what I should do. None of my research has prepared me for this, haha . Thanks for your help!

I've had a cockerel mounting pullets at 4 weeks old once. He grew up into a silly, gentleman.

 

[Cefuhr86]

I've had a cockerel mounting pullets at 4 weeks old once. He grew up into a silly, gentleman.

He is such a sweet heart, but I just don't know if I should allow him to continue or stop him, or separate him until they are older? Is it because I have other roos in the flock (for now). The others don't do any of this behavior. I'd hate for him to injure my ladies, they are tiny compared to him. My white crested duck that has grown up with them since they were born, charged and attacked him when he was on my mille fleur d'uccle. I don't want her to accidentally injure anyone either.

 

[MysteryChicken]

He is such a sweet heart, but I just don't know if I should allow him to continue or stop him, or separate him until they are older? Is it because I have other roos in the flock (for now). The others don't do any of this behavior. I'd hate for him to injure my ladies, they are tiny compared to him. My white crested duck that has grown up with them since they were born, charged and attacked him when he was on my mille fleur d'uccle. I don't want her to accidentally injure anyone either.

I never removed mine. They usually settle as they mature when they're like this.

 

[Cefuhr86]

I never removed mine. They usually settle as they mature when they're like this.

Ok, I will just monitor things then. Thanks for your help!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok, I will just monitor things then. Thanks for your help!

You're welcome.