That seems to also go for friendly roos as well, just to note
They seem to pass on their kindness to their chicks. Almost every one of my sapphire gem roo's babies are the friendliest, especially the ones I hatched from my incubator. Not so much for the hen-raised ones though lol!I have chopped the rooster today and in the next days we will eat him as roasted chicken. I am comfortable with eating one of our chickens, better than buying chicken in the supermarket...
You have successfully graduated to the next level of chicken keeping!
Some people say:"I could never eat my own chickens." But they are eating chickens full of antibiotics. Our rooster was delicious as roast chicken ;-)
I think violence only makes them more aggressive, we have eaten our aggressive roo as roast chicken
He is 6 months old, a prime time for him to act on his instincts.
The cockerel is long eaten.He is 6 months old, a prime time for him to act on his instincts.
This is not a big deal, unless you do not deal with it properly.
This is common and natural. I have dealt with it MANY times.
In the mean time, separate him somewhere safe,or supervise interactions with him.
Please read this enlightening article on roo behavior:
Ask about Roosters: How to Deal with Aggression, Explained.
After realizing the need for clarity, I decided to create an article for those of you who have roos with behavior issues, those thinking about adding one to your flock, or if you are just curious since the issue is natural to come up for each of us in even the most docile of males. It is...
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