- Mar 6, 2012
- 20
- 4
- 24
Alright folks, here is the skinny:
I have 24 chickens, 20 hens and 4 roos, all about 20 weeks old. I have 17 SS hens and 3 Red Star hens, and 4 SS roos. The roos are being very naughty with the hens, to the point that the hens wont goto their roost at night, and its become a thing to get them to bed. They are also acting aggressive with my youngest daughter, she is 6. They are not flogging her, but they run up to her and bob their head up and down and scare her. I told her to kick a field goal, but she is scared.
The force is out of balance and I need to restore order.
Will eating a couple of the roos do the trick? Should I get rid of all 4 or can I keep one or two? Is this just a phase or is my flock out of whack? I have not killed and eaten any of my chickens yet. I raised these dang things from chicks and actually enjoy having them around the farm, so I feel sore about killing them, but I will to restore harmony.
Need to know what the right thing to do is folks, don't hold back and tell me howto get my flock back to harmony. Also, assuming that some need to go, what do I look for in the keepers? They are all acting up equally.....
I have 24 chickens, 20 hens and 4 roos, all about 20 weeks old. I have 17 SS hens and 3 Red Star hens, and 4 SS roos. The roos are being very naughty with the hens, to the point that the hens wont goto their roost at night, and its become a thing to get them to bed. They are also acting aggressive with my youngest daughter, she is 6. They are not flogging her, but they run up to her and bob their head up and down and scare her. I told her to kick a field goal, but she is scared.
The force is out of balance and I need to restore order.
Will eating a couple of the roos do the trick? Should I get rid of all 4 or can I keep one or two? Is this just a phase or is my flock out of whack? I have not killed and eaten any of my chickens yet. I raised these dang things from chicks and actually enjoy having them around the farm, so I feel sore about killing them, but I will to restore harmony.
Need to know what the right thing to do is folks, don't hold back and tell me howto get my flock back to harmony. Also, assuming that some need to go, what do I look for in the keepers? They are all acting up equally.....