Rooster only after 1 of 12 pullets?

[QChickieMama]

What exactly do you need that rooster for?

If he doesn't have a purpose, especially if he was just an Oops bird, get rid of him. You're already pretty tight on space, and she simply does not have anywhere to run to get away from him.

Honestly, unless you're needing a rooster for a reason, I'd get rid of them both. Your hens could use the extra space, and they're just freeloaders at this point.

I once had what I call a Psycho Stalker rooster. I free ranged, there were a good 2 dozen hens he could have his pick of, but he was completely, utterly obsessed with two buff Orpingtons. They would hide under the porch and he would stand on the porch, waiting for them to come out. When they did venture out he'd jump them and it was literally screaming and fighting and forcible, repeated mating. of both hens. I tried confining him, I tried confining them, but after a while I wanted to free range everyone and he was obsessively persistent. Looking back if he had been a valuable animal and I really wanted to keep him I could have staked him out, that would have protected the hens. But, he was just a barnyard mutt and I had other roosters who were total gentlemen, so I ate him.

Both boys were part of a package deal. And they're beautiful. And we'd like to hatch out EE babies, but I can't remember which rooster has the EE genes.One is mostly white with a tiny comb, and one is red/orange with a huge comb. The white is the aggressive one.

I'm happy to put one in the pot--question of which one.

 

[QChickieMama]

Well, if we eat one, we could put the other one in a pen with 3 older but very bedraggled welsummers. Idk how they'd get along, but that's the only pen that has space.

 

[Pork Pie]

I'd get rid of the aggressive one, but just 3 old girls with a cockerel - not sure, but they may put him in his place and teach him some manners. You will never know unless you try.

 

[QChickieMama]

I have a coop of 14 young chickens, 2 of them are roosters. The pullets have been laying for about a month. The dominant rooster has taken a liking to primarily one brightly colored pullet, and he chases her everywhere. She has no peace. She's taken to hiding beneath the nest box.

Is this common? Is there anything I can do to help this battered girl blend in? The other rooster seems to be doing his normal job.

So, I have some hilarious news to share about the ragged and harassed pullet. Guess what? She's a HE. I don't know what's wrong with me--I had no idea. I saw HIM today chase and mount another hen, so there you have it.

And that's why the big silver rooster was after him all the time. Three roos in that pen were WAY too many.

 

[Isaac 0]

 

[lazy gardener]

I have a coop of 14 young chickens, 2 of them are roosters. The pullets have been laying for about a month. The dominant rooster has taken a liking to primarily one brightly colored pullet, and he chases her everywhere. She has no peace. She's taken to hiding beneath the nest box.

Is this common? Is there anything I can do to help this battered girl blend in? The other rooster seems to be doing his normal job.

You've pretty much provided the solution to the problem. Remove the trouble maker, let the other roo stay, unless he also becomes problematic. If that occurs, you can try isolating the remaining roo for a while and try re-introducing him when his hormones have settled a bit, or simply wait and pick up a mature, well mannered roo in the spring.