Roosters in the Woods

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Well, he’s clearly in love with them, so maybe he would always be trying to mate with her? I can try though.

If he isn’t gentle, you can always take the hen back out

 

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Updated pictures of the white rooster:

 

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Updated pictures of the white rooster:

He’s beautiful! Looking at him again, I don’t think he’s dubbed (though it does look like he’s missing part of his comb?), which makes me think he is actually a silver Yokohama.

 

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Some person, probably the same one, dropped off two more roosters near my house. Unfortunately they’re on someone else’s property. It just irritates me that people have so little concern for other beings’ life.

 

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Update on the roosters:

They’ve been living in separate coops with small runs attached where they can see any hens that happen to be nearby.

Winston Churchill (the Phoenix) loves the girls and seems to have the makings of a good rooster; he tries to show them where food is and dances for time. He’s skittish but will eat out of your hand and is learning his name.

The other rooster, whom I cannot decide on a name for, is very scared of people, though he’s improved slightly. He has no interest in the hens and will actually try to fight them or the turkeys (both female) through the fence.

Both roosters are very picky about food, eating mostly scratch grains and cracked corn. They will sometimes eat crumbles (duck or chick feed). I also give them mixed vegetables and they seem to enjoy those. The white/black rooster eats the least and his menu consists 90% of scratch.

I am considering making a large pen for Winston and allowing the hens to go in there with him for an hour or two during the day. I don’t want to let him free range because I’m worried something bad will happen and I don’t think I can catch him. Also the hens live in two separate coops so I couldn’t just put him in one big coop with them.

What are your thoughts on this? (Sorry for the long post!)