Roosters fought through wire!!

[mixedbreeds]

Maybe it is the moon I had two go at it this morning as well. The cream Legbar was messing with a black copper Marans through the wire, the Marans is only 6 months but he nailed the Legbar a couple of good ones.

 

[Chullicken]

Only thing I'd add is I would not use Blu Kote as it contains alcohol (Great for other things), which inhibits cell growth. There are plenty of alternatives.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Boys absolutely will fence fight and injure themselves through wire... including hardware cloth... which is totally capable of causing broke toes and such. The worse part is nobody wins or loses so they go again and again.

A simple E-wire... safe, easy, effective, and fairly affordable. Or wood or metal even cloth... full visual barriers work well.

I personally wouldn't even clean those minor wounds up... I keep a stag pen and bleeding happens on occasion... even among the hens.

Good luck!

 

[llombardo]

I wonder if it’s the weather, the moon... or just boys being boys, but my two went at it last weekend for the first time. We were outside when they started, but I told my husband they would work it out. After a few minutes, they were still like two boxers in a ring and I noticed blood. At that point I pulled the little guy out and cleaned up the blood. I put him back on the roost after dark, and they were fine the next couple days, but luckily I was able to rehome the younger one with my aunt & her 11 ladies. It really shook me up! Vetericyn and styptic powder were really helpful.

When mine started challenging each other I seperated them. They got into one physical altercation that I was able to break up quickly. I decided right then and there I was not going to keep breaking up rooster fights. I actually called a rescue, but they were full. That is how I ended up with an indoor rooster.

 

[centrarchid]

Only thing I'd add is I would not use Blu Kote as it contains alcohol (Great for other things), which inhibits cell growth. There are plenty of alternatives.

I use it frequently, but as suggested, is does not cause irritation as the alcohol evaporates very quickly.

 

[Chullicken]

I use it frequently, but as suggested, is does not cause irritation as the alcohol evaporates very quickly.

Oh I use it all the time, only thing I can seem to keep on hand and current.

 

[Redhead Rae]

With my roosters, I carefully select for acceptance of other roosters. They will fight to establish dominance, that is normal, but any rooster that continues to flog another bird that has submitted gets a one way ticket to freezer camp on my farm. For example, I recently put my main LF Dark Cornish rooster in the winter pen with my main flock. The main rooster of that flock is my LF Black Cochin (my avatar). They watched each other for a bit, got in a crowing war, fought a bit and my Cochin lost. They have now divided to pen (80"x80" garden) and one stays on one side and the other stays on the other. They haven't had any fights since that first day. This is the way it I want them to behave.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

They got into one physical altercation that I was able to break up quickly. I decided right then and there I was not going to keep breaking up rooster fights.

I thought I would break up one fence fight taking place... by causing a distraction like sticking my foot between them... my very best rooster and not human aggressive.. Boy did I learn my lesson... My leg got hit (felt like being punched) full force with spurs.. he wasn't aware or care that it was me. He was facing off with intent toward the other boy. I got some puncture wounds that bruised up pretty good and made my leg muscle uncomfortable for several days. Gave me new respect for the harm such a small animal could inflict. That being my own stupidity, was not held against him.

but any rooster that continues to flog another bird that has submitted gets a one way ticket to freezer camp on my farm.

Agreed.. and true for both genders here.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I thought I would break up one fence fight taking place... by causing a distraction like sticking my foot between them... my very best rooster and not human aggressive.. Boy did I learn my lesson... My leg got hit (felt like being punched) full force with spurs.. he wasn't aware or care that it was me. He was facing off with intent toward the other boy. I got some puncture wounds that bruised up pretty good and made my leg muscle uncomfortable for several days. Gave me new respect for the harm such a small animal could inflict. That being my own stupidity, was not held against him.


Agreed.. and true for both genders here.

Yep~they can put a hurt on you big time!