Rooster is hurting hens -- advice?

[AllenK RGV]

Fortunately you are in Georgia and in the deep south some folks still raise Game Fowl to fight. Therefore start calling some mom and pop feed stores as they probably carry "Poultry Tie Outs" like this until his hormones settle down. He should be easy to catch in the AM coming off the roosts and tied out near cover to keep him safe in the day. Then placed on the roost once it is dark and everyone has found their place or maintain him in a separate enclosure if that is an option. Also I wouldn't remove the tie out once placed on him as they get wiley and are always going be slowed down by a 6 foot rubber drag line that can get snagged so makes em easy to catch.

I had some serious issues with all my adolescent males from my first chicken. I'm sure they made it to someones crock pot.

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

Thank you for your opinion.

Not an opinion .. just facts about my situation and my rooster.

 

[lazy gardener]

I also stated facts about my experience, Bee's experience and that noted by others. No need to insult others.

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

I also stated facts about my experience, Bee's experience and that noted by others. No need to insult others.

Bee had good advice, but is not 100% correct regarding rooster behavior. Nothing against Bee, but a lot was stated as fact regarding all rooster behavior when it's not true with all roosters.. so it's not a fact it's an experience is all. Take it how you want.

 

[Chickassan]

I vouch for the tie out since you don't have older ladies to teach him manners. This way he can still be out with the girls and practice his alerting but they won't be at his mercy. When they show interest, let him loose and see if he's improved. You could give him his own pen but he's useless as a rooster like that, if you're planning on keeping him the tie out method at least gives him something constructive to do.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Bee had good advice, but is not 100% correct regarding rooster behavior. Nothing against Bee, but a lot was stated as fact regarding all rooster behavior when it's not true with all roosters.. so it's not a fact it's an experience is all. Take it how you want.

Agreed, I didn't have the patience with my young roos after following Bees advice for 2 weeks when they were still wing dropping and invading my space, after that I just craigslisted them and didn't ask questions.

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

Agreed, I didn't have the patience with my young roos after following Bees advice for 2 weeks when they were still wing dropping and invading my space, after that I just craigslisted them and didn't ask questions.

The same young rooster (an Australorp) also invaded my space .. I'm talking being more under foot then a small dog. He would stand right next to me and I gently took my foot and pushed him back by his chest so he had to take 2 steps back. He looked a my foot while it was on his chest and stepped back and that was it. No flogging no aggressive behavior ever. I need roosters as my birds are never caged, but I will not tolerate being afraid of walking into my own barn either especially from such a large bird. It could be because he was young when I did this or it could be he was from a better temperament of breeding.. whatever the case this worked for us. He is not in a pot, I'm not being attacked, he doesn't stand next to me anymore and keeps his space I know this will not work for all birds because at the end of the day they are still individuals with different lines of temperament and breeding.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Mine got the memo over and over, but I never got a "read Recipt" back from them. Those punks would wing drop and when I didn't acknowledge them or react they would just start fluttering the dropped wing trying to get my attention or come in to attack.

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

Mine got the memo over and over, but I never got a "read Recipt" back from them. Those punks would wing drop and when I didn't acknowledge them or react they would just start fluttering the dropped wing trying to get my attention or come in to attack.

What breed were your roosters you had trouble with? I'm just curious. I've had multiple roosters of different breeding over the years. The most vicious was the RIR roos. I have had 1 RIR that was extremely docile, but it was because the other rooster beat the spirit out of him so he was a bottom feeder.
I've been very proactive and careful with my australorp roo as I've read only terrible things about the roos of that breed. I'm not discriminating him just because of his breed either though that's not fair to him and he deserves a chance to prove himself to me.

 

[AllenK RGV]

What breed were your roosters you had trouble with? I'm just curious. I've had multiple roosters of different breeding over the years. The most vicious was the RIR roos. I have had 1 RIR that was extremely docile, but it was because the other rooster beat the spirit out of him so he was a bottom feeder.
I've been very proactive and careful with my australorp roo as I've read only terrible things about the roos of that breed. I'm not discriminating him just because of his breed either though that's not fair to him and he deserves a chance to prove himself to me.

5/5(same hatch) of my Sumatra Roos turned hormonal and bad between the 4-5 month age, 2 were initially rehomed at the 3 month stage and the 3 I kept didn't stay with me after 5.5 months.