- Mar 17, 2010
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My RIR who's about 10 months old now has very horny tendencies. Is there anyway to curb this?
My mum says that it's a little too late to de-Man him since he's a little too old for that.
We recently got another rooster who's about 3 months old and still noticeably smaller than RIR, and we're trying to put them together because it would be a lot easier for everyone if it were so. And right now, it doesn't look like either one will be dinner or given away to somebody else anytime soon. No hens or other pets present. The RIR has one major issue and it's his urge to mate. He tries to hop on the little one, chasing him around and following him, stalking him, and then biting him on his comb. The little one's scared to death. Yet, the RIR still clucks to the little one, trying to draw him to eat with the RIR and sleep next to the RIR. Once the little one is close, the RIR would grab him.
I'm not sure if I should just leave them together and let them figure things out? But that'll cause a lot of squawking via the little one. Oh yeah, and the little one also has a little chunk of his wattle missing too now when we attempted to just keep them together.
So, I would welcome anybody's advice on this matter on how to get them to peacefully coexist. Perhaps, get the RIR to quit his bisexual mind frame - hopefully it doesn't involve eating one of them, getting rid of one, or getting more chickens.
My mum says that it's a little too late to de-Man him since he's a little too old for that.
We recently got another rooster who's about 3 months old and still noticeably smaller than RIR, and we're trying to put them together because it would be a lot easier for everyone if it were so. And right now, it doesn't look like either one will be dinner or given away to somebody else anytime soon. No hens or other pets present. The RIR has one major issue and it's his urge to mate. He tries to hop on the little one, chasing him around and following him, stalking him, and then biting him on his comb. The little one's scared to death. Yet, the RIR still clucks to the little one, trying to draw him to eat with the RIR and sleep next to the RIR. Once the little one is close, the RIR would grab him.
I'm not sure if I should just leave them together and let them figure things out? But that'll cause a lot of squawking via the little one. Oh yeah, and the little one also has a little chunk of his wattle missing too now when we attempted to just keep them together.
So, I would welcome anybody's advice on this matter on how to get them to peacefully coexist. Perhaps, get the RIR to quit his bisexual mind frame - hopefully it doesn't involve eating one of them, getting rid of one, or getting more chickens.