Rooster trouble

[stormylady]

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Exactly what I was going to say, because if you start with a youngster they seem to be Clueless in the ways chicken love! All but one of my Roosters started out alittle heavy handed in the beginning but they are very good now, but I was worried about how the boys were treating the girls(when I started with chickens) and someone on BYC told me that, in order for the Roosters to be able to protect the girls so that they listen when he warns of danger
such as hawks where they have to run for cover he has to get them under his control, If they don't they could very well end up in the clutches of a predator. If the girls are not showing him respect or listening to him that could be the reason he is being rough with them or what you see as being rough with them, I Remember watching my chickens several nights in a row, where one new girl didn't listen to the Rooster when he called all the girls in for the night, she kept running back out and he would chase her down and grab he roughly and mate her and then chase her back in the coop it took a few nights but she finially got the picture and she is normally the first one to run when he does the hawk call and is also one of the first ones in the coop at night, but no matter how rough it appeared to me he never once hurt her (maybe just her pride) LOL. But like it was said if you don't want to keep him and try with another Rooster remember to get an older boy that was raised with hens but be prepared for him to get the girls inline in order to protect them. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
Sandy

 

[GreatPyrLover]

Thanks Stormylady and everyone else...I may give him a little more time and see what happens...he was the first baby that I have ever hatched out myself...or my hens have hatched and I hate to part with him.....he is mean all the time...mostly we see it happen in the morning when we first let them out...the girls arent really studying him at that time and I guess he wants them too

My male duck has put him in his place a couple of times too...so we will see what happens....maybe he will learn to relax a little and quit being a douche!!

 

[scooter147]

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Roosters seem to be more aggressive when they come off the roost. My rooster in the morning when I turn on the light is the first one to fly down and he waits and he waits and he waits for the first hen. The hens are on to him and don't want to be the first one. Once the first one comes off the roost the rest follow rather quickly and the rooster then tries his advances on all them as quickly as he can. My belief is it's more of a dominance thing than a sexual behavior, just MHO.

 

[KBUGS]

We have only had 2 roosters. Our first was a "raper" in my opinion for the first month or so. I was soooo upset about it. It was an ugly scene. BUT, he turned out to be the perfect gentleman once the hens got to the age that they were interested. He didn't even chase them after a few became willing. He got to where he danced for the girls and all that fun stuff. He grew up with his hens and he just matured faster than them. He became soup though after he spurred a friend of mines little boy. He was only fighting for his girls, but I always said that if he attacked the kids it was over for him. He would flare up at my husband also. The roo we have now is such a pansy. I love him to pieces though. He is a 19 week old Light Brahma. He hasn't crowed or even tried to mount a girl yet. Bless his heart, he is a huge boy, but such a sweet thing. I hope he stays that way. Anyways good luck with yours. Maybe he will be like my first.

 

[stormylady]

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Those LB's are such puppy dogs you just got to Love em, I had some my fav. was Honeycomb, I was heartbroken when I lost my Sweet Boy!

 

[Wisher1000]

Our number two rooster is that way. I think he just has to hurry before the number one rooster sees what he's up to and chases him off. Poor number two, he can't win! He even comes after me on occasion, and number one will give him what-for!! I'm not sure where that puts me in the pecking order, but as long as number one doesn't flog me and keeps chastizing the ones who try, he can stay!