Rooster is killing my hens

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ForTheLoveOfSilkies said:
Mine always do, didn't know that wasn't normal? Hen sings then rooster sings back then the whole flock sings together.. It's pretty noisy here all day with egg songs 😂
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I’m sure it probably is but some of mine don’t so 😂🤣 it does get loud though! Mine don’t all join in all the time but only sometimes and it gets LOUD cause then all the pullets and rooster will get going and my other pen will hear them sometimes and then they get going and it’s so loud 😂🤣🤣
 
HappyDuckie said:
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?
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The last time I had only him and the last 3 hens in a cage in my house because it was WAY COLD here and I’m glad I did because an ice storm ruined their roof over the run and I couldn’t get in their house for 3 days. So, I heard a loud squawk like a chicken suffering from another room. When I got in there the hen was hunched down underfoot of the others. So there was no predator
 
Mom of the flock said:
The last time I had only him and the last 3 hens in a cage in my house because it was WAY COLD here and I’m glad I did because an ice storm ruined their roof over the run and I couldn’t get in their house for 3 days. So, I heard a loud squawk like a chicken suffering from another room. When I got in there the hen was hunched down underfoot of the others. So there was no predator
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I agree, that pretty much rules out predators.
 
Weeg said:
I agree with @HappyDuckie and @NatJ. If he truly is killing your hens, then he needs to go, but there is really no reason he would. Roosters are instinctively supposed to protect the hens, so he can mate them and producing offspring. I have never heard of a rooster who has hurt the hens or killed them.

@Mom of the flock, can you explain exactly what you are seeing happen, and why you think the rooster is doing it? There is a very good chance you are seeing predator attacks can not the rooster. What is happening to the hens, are you finding them dead or are you seeing the rooster hurt/kill them? If you are finding them dead, what do you see? Are they perfectly in tact, or are there wounds signaling something killed them? Pictures of the dead hens may be helpful. Hopefully we can find the root of the problem,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
and a warm welcome to BYC! Make yourself at home here! :welcome
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No predator but him. One was attacked while inside a large dog cage inside my house when the weather was bad. I don’t see it happen, they take hours hiding out but eventually die. One had blood spray, one looked like a broken neck
 
Mom of the flock said:
No predator but him. One was attacked while inside a large dog cage inside my house when the weather was bad. I don’t see it happen, they take hours hiding out but eventually die. One had blood spray, one looked like a broken neck
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If what you are saying is - your hen was killed in the cage by your rooster while inside your home, then it was definitely him
NatJ said:
I agree, that pretty much rules out predators.
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Agreed.
You need to freezer camp him now.
It's definitely your rooster doing most of the killing.
His offspring should be culled if he has any, and he should NOT be rehomed. Do the humane thing and put that poor rooster out of his misery, I'm sure any rooster would be messed up in the head after killing four of his own hens, and chickens can remember the first person who fed them so it's not like he will forget. He has bloodlust now, and needs to be put down💜
 
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