I have a very good boy, who for the most part, treats his girls great...however, he is sex-agressive. 2 hens allow him to mate, but the other 2 girls don't want to mate so he chases them down and pins them down. They have lost a lot of feathers and the chicken aprons did absolutely nothing for them. One also has bumblefoot.
I have 2 sections in the yard, so this morning I put the girls with the coop area and put the rooster in the front yard with the deck. He seems upset and keeps making this new sound I have never heard and won't stop crowing. I don't live in a farm, it's a regular neighborhood, so I hope this non-stop crowing doesn't last long. he won't eat, not even his favorite snack, and I feel bad for him, but I know that my girls need to regrow their feathers and I don't like watching him practically raping them.
does any one have any experience with having separate spaces in their yard? They can see each other through the fence. I know he takes great pride watching over them, so I feel bad that he lost his job, and he will get lonely. I know a lot of you on this forum don t take nicely to aggressive roosters, but it's only when he wants to mate and I love him very much, so NO, he is not being culled.
Thank you
I have 2 sections in the yard, so this morning I put the girls with the coop area and put the rooster in the front yard with the deck. He seems upset and keeps making this new sound I have never heard and won't stop crowing. I don't live in a farm, it's a regular neighborhood, so I hope this non-stop crowing doesn't last long. he won't eat, not even his favorite snack, and I feel bad for him, but I know that my girls need to regrow their feathers and I don't like watching him practically raping them.
does any one have any experience with having separate spaces in their yard? They can see each other through the fence. I know he takes great pride watching over them, so I feel bad that he lost his job, and he will get lonely. I know a lot of you on this forum don t take nicely to aggressive roosters, but it's only when he wants to mate and I love him very much, so NO, he is not being culled.
Thank you