Rooster is killing my hens

[HappyDuckie]

Are you sure that it is the rooster killing your hens? As said above, good roosters should protect their hens, never harm or better yet kill them. What makes you think your rooster is killing them?

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Eat him. A good rooster cares for his girls, gives them snacks, warns them when danger is near, and most importantly - a good rooster respects his hens. I'm going to be brutally honest and say that you have a crappy rooster on your hands. I would put him down or eat him. Welcome to BYC! I'm so sorry you and your girls girls are going through this best of luck

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Eat him. A good rooster cares for his hens, gives them snacks, warns them when danger is near, and most importantly - a good rooster respects his hens. I'm going to be brutally honest and say that you have a crappy rooster on your hands. I would put him down or eat him.

Can't forget he shows them the nesting boxes!

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
No rooster should EVER be intentionally hurting let alone killing his hens. He needs to go to freezer camp. I DO NOT say that lightly as I am very pro-rooster. Something is wrong with your boy.

Agreed. Freezer camp

 

[janiedoe]

@HappyDuckie brings up a good question. Have you seen him killing them? He may need an attorney!

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Can't forget he shows them the nesting boxes!

yessss my roo will even *Sit!* In the nesting box with my girls while they lay eggs
not for very long but boy is it funny!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

yessss my roo will even *Sit!* In the nesting box with my girls while they lay eggs
not for very long but boy is it funny!

That's so sweet! And funny!

 

[Ringcraft]

If he has any chicks/offspring I'd cull them too. Bad genetics for a cockbird to kill his girls.

 

[feather13]

x2 what everyone here is saying.

1) Make sure that he is killing them (have you seen him attack your hens? is there any way a predator could be getting into your coop or are there any signs of disease?)

2) If you are sure he's killing them, cull him. I wouldn't rehome an aggressive rooster like that. We've only had three roosters in our eight years of having chickens and for the most part they were afraid of our hens, but also protective of them. I wouldn't tolerate anything that killed or attacked my chickens, even other hens.

 

[CSolis]

I stuck an 18 week old cockerel in with an older pullet.. First thing he did was go after her with his feet. She went and hid in her bucket and he pulled her out by the neck feathers and kicked her again.. I was johnny on the spot and pulled her out.. then stuck him in isolation until my cull guy could come pick him up. No reason whatsoever to keep a cockerel/roo like that.. You don't want to breed those genes either.