Roosters ?

[mstricer]

Okay I have to be honest and please if there is anyone else out there be honest also. I have a spitzhauben rooster I hate, I'm not mean to him,but he has been mean to me. Recently my Faverolle Roo aka Rudy Roo has jumped into top roo spot in small coop and is beating the s@## out of the spitz roo and I dont feel bad. Should I intervene due to the blood on his nap and earlobes or let the Fav. take control. Am I the only one that believes mean roo's get their day? I really dont like this roo he has come after me on more then on occasion and now he is getting beat up. The Fav. wont kill him will he? Rudy Roo is gentle with me and the hens in the coop. I just think hes had enough of the mean a@@ roo and relized he is bigger and can take him. Does that make me a bad chicken owner if I dont feel bad?

 

[skittle]

u asked for honesty

i had a roo i hated he attacked me ALOT i canot and willnot allow an agrisive bird to persue its life and born more agrisive birds i got rid of him it may seem harsh but he was out and out aggrisive and i dont belive that behavior shuld be allowed in backyard flocks pure breeder may disagree but thats the way i feel

as to ur question about feeling bad..... dispite my view i wouldnot see any animal in pain if i could stop it no matter how much i disliked the animal yes ur roos might fight ....it might be worth leaving them for a bit ....but dont let the blood get to bad..yes if nither roo backs down one might end up dead
.if u can solve the problem without long term fighting isent that better? giv ur roo away if u can perhaps,or eat him.

i wouldnt feel bad no ......but i would feel guilty about not stoping it in time!

 

[The Chicken People]

Eat him! Be like NIKE...Just Do It!

 

[mstricer]

Its not like fighting roosters, just like hes got ahold of the ear lobes and tore them alittle. As for eating him hes not that big or he would have been eatin I'm not breeding these kids as for they are not of quality. I might just have to turn it into dog food so's not to be culling him to be killing him.

 

[Terri O]

If the blood doesnt bother you and the rest dont start picking at it you could let it go on for a time. Rudy is trying to become top dog and they usually dont fight that long IMO. Some really tough roos that cant decide end up pretty bloody though. I guess it's up to you. I kind of like to let them work it out between them--then when it's done it's done. (Until the next challenge) Arent Roos fun? Terri O

 

[CTChickenMom]

I have 3 roos living together. My top roo, Burt, has put the other 2 in their place. The other 2 had their earlobes and combs pecked but that was the extent of that. If your nice roo can take over let him, but don't let the blood shed become excessive. I haven't found anything to say that Spitzs' are aggressive at all so if your Faverolle roo can take over, let him.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

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I agree...Good luck to you!

 

[Parrotchick]

Wow! I'm having the total opposite experience this week as my Spitzhauben is a total sweetheart and he just started getting picked on by a bunch of roos at once (previously wimpy Polishes that must have discovered their testosterone). I know I shouldn't take sides in the natural order of things, but I always do (like rescuing a frog from a snake's mouth last year). It doesn't help that the blood shows up more on all Sptiz's white feathers. I think I have a lifelong affinity for the underdog anyway, reflected in my career and other things I do. On the other hand, I have also secretly kind of hoped that bullies would get their day too. But when I think about what that actually means, I don't ultimately wish anything bad on them either.

So your Spitz is mean, at least by human standards, based on how he treats you. As for his relationship with your other roo, are they just dong what roos do, ie duking it out for top slot? I guess what you do about the fighting depends on your reason for having the roosters and chickens. I personally have mine as pets, so I don't want to see harm come to any of them, but I also don't want to part with any either. Perhaps you can re-home him if there's nothing about him that is desirable to you. I'm sure he could make a nice guard for someone's hens, plus I'm sure he's beautiful.

As for letting them fight it out, I guess it depends on how far the other roo wants to take it. Is your Spitz able to back down and have a place to escape to? When my Spitz was being relentlessly chased, he came running across the pen and up my coat onto my shoulders so I could protect him. When I saw the others not giving up, I knew that I had to keep them physically separated. I can't stand any suffering at all but your mileage may vary.

I don't eat birds at all, so I can't suggest freezer camp, although on a purely intellectual level, I can see people's reasoning behind it.

Good luck-I hope you and your roos find peace.