Rooster killed 2 of my juveniles

[SilkieCRZYness]

I introduced four 4 month old silkies into a pen with one Cockeral and 3 hens that are older, and all day yesterday they got along great no problems. As most know silkies are pretty calm and do well with this. Well I woke up and during the first few hours of the morning sun my cockeral must have attacked 2 of the 4 and killed them. The other two were not touched and he was standing next to them and no problems. I couldn't figure out who was male or female yet as non had grown combs at 4 months and all still were lanky and young, but do youthink the two he killed were young boys? I figured A few were because of sparring and I've never had 100% girls out of a hatch. Well let me know if you agree that he probably attacked the young males and could sense they were males since the young ones wernt crowing or anything. Thanks

 

[CMV]

It may have been males, or it may not have been males. I have a cockerel that killed a female pullet he was raised with because he got a little too rambunctious when they were sparring. I don't believe my killing was purposeful, though. I think it was an accident, but... the pullet is still dead.

Maybe you better re-think your integration plans. Sorry for your losses.

 

[zazouse]

The rooster may have killed them trying to mate with them being that young it would not take much to do that if your roo is big.

 

[SilkieCRZYness]

Yes my integration plans are different now and it might have been mating but I doubt it because he's still youn and I haunt gotten any fertile eggs yet. He is 7 months but crows and is head hancho. I think he killed them because of anger not breeding because there big crest were soaked and basically missing, looks like he pecked there heads to death not breeding.