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[roosterhavoc]

dang all the way to bottom. I get ice every once in a while but it only is .125" thick on top...

Gonna be raining the next 5 days here. 

Yeah it got cold last night, today and tomorrow then it's supposed to warm back up into the 40-50s again. Dropping to 16 degrees tonight.

 

[Alex1010]

So I sold my dominant rooster, and my Kelso has recently started chasing the hens. So I thought it was normal. But now he's just beating them up for fun. He's drawing a lot of blood. So I separated him. What should I do? I got so mad when I saw the blood. I felt like shooting him lol. Any suggestions?

 

[flypen]

finally got some drop pens.

Awesome! Who did you get them from?

 

[JShubin]

So I sold my dominant rooster, and my Kelso has recently started chasing the hens. So I thought it was normal. But now he's just beating them up for fun. He's drawing a lot of blood. So I separated him. What should I do? I got so mad when I saw the blood. I felt like shooting him lol. Any suggestions?

young stags left unchecked do dumb things. much like teenage human boys. The dominant rooster probably kept him in check.

Id keep him separate until he learns how to call hens over. (a good rooster IMO should not have to chase a hen, he should be able to call her over). If you give him treats in the cage he should make the "look, look, look" sound.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Awesome! Who did you get them from?

Belle farm. Got 1/2 dozen

 

[Alex1010]

young stags left unchecked do dumb things. much like teenage human boys. The dominant rooster probably kept him in check.

Id keep him separate until he learns how to call hens over.  (a good rooster IMO should not have to chase a hen, he should be able to call her over). If you give him treats in the cage he should make the "look, look, look" sound. 

He does do that, he only targets 3 hens for some reason.

 

[centrarchid]

He does do that, he only targets 3 hens for some reason.

Some of that simply aggression. Stags kept free-range can go through a stage where they run off hens and pullets not kin. Another situation I see with stags is hens and pullets can tell a stag is not mature. The hens and pullets then give calls the stag takes as a threat so he attacks. You listen close and you might be able to tell how those hens / pullets sound different. Sounds kind of like those produced by stags in those running battles where one runs from other but periodically turns around to fight. Chaser can tell when chased is not really giving up. The bird (male or female) giving I am not giving up sound also holds feathers and wings differently from one simply running.

 

[Alex1010]

Some of that simply aggression. Stags kept free-range can go through a stage where they run off hens and pullets not kin. Another situation I see with stags is hens and pullets can tell a stag is not mature. The hens and pullets then give calls the stag takes as a threat so he attacks. You listen close and you might be able to tell how those hens / pullets sound different. Sounds kind of like those produced by stags in those running battles where one runs from other but periodically turns around to fight. Chaser can tell when chased is not really giving up. The bird (male or female) giving I am not giving up sound also holds feathers and wings differently from one simply running.

Yeah I understand that, but the poor hens are terrified they just stand there and take the beating every time they try to run he runs them down and beats them. He's doing it for the joy it seems like it. I'm going to get my cousins mature game to show him how it feels to get hit by a real man

 

[roosterhavoc]

Yeah I understand that, but the poor hens are terrified they just stand there and take the beating every time they try to run he runs them down and beats them. He's doing it for the joy it seems like it. I'm going to get my cousins mature game to show him how it feels to get hit by a real man

That won't do any good except (potentially ruin) the young stag. Just separate the stag and don't give him any pullets or hens til he's more mature. I've had a young stag kill pullets and others give hen/pullets a helluva beating. I've got a yard full of young stags that have to be by themselves although they are almost old enough now. I have some with pullets
That we're just fine from the get go and some that were a little rough from the beginning. Most settle down but not all. Missing tail feathers, scalped pullets, just generally beat to h*ll. I'd rather pen them by themselves and wait em out if he's worth keeping.

 

[sdm111]

How old is the kelso? If under a year imo you should pen him up and after he's a yr maybe 1.5 yr old put him into a pen that a hen is already in. Put him in her territory. Sounds to me like he's not sexually mature yet. Typical stag mindset.