Anyway you could fence off a portion of your run. Make a pen within the pen so they can see each other yet keep him from over mateing the hens? I’d hate to see your girls get all torn up just because he’s acting like a teenager.
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No, he’s not in painCould he be in pain?
NoIs he in pain or attacking anybody?
AlmostYou mean he is clucking like that 24/7?
They are not too loudHave you added anything new to the coop lately? Are the girls being loud when laying eggs? When my girls are clucking my rooster clucks too. Are there any animals around the coop that he can see? Maybe he spots something you don't.
He may want inside coop to mate with the new pullets. Needed to edit auto correct thinks pullets are pulleys.
I will tryIf he got used to being in the coop with the flock, and now he's locked out it's probably pretty stressful. Is there a way you can include him yet still maintain separation. A dog crate inside with the hens at night maybe.
Oh okayWait a minute, you mean he is locked out of the coop? I don't think I understood that. I would put him back in and separate him from the new girls.
He is almost 2 years old, still acting like a teen. I will try to include him.Anyway you could fence off a portion of your run. Make a pen within the pen so they can see each other yet keep him from over mateing the hens? I’d hate to see your girls get all torn up just because he’s acting like a teenager.
He is almost 2 years old, still acting like a teen. I will try to include him.
So he’s throwing tantrums?
That’s funny he can’t be with the “big kids” so he throws tantrums.![]()