Suddenly aggressive

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! Sounds like rooster behavior to me too, I would post a pic in the Breed/Gender forum as 1muttsfan suggested good luck!

 

[appps]

Yep agree with the others sounds like a rooster, the crowing and dancing being the big giveaways. Hens will crow but its not common and its not young birds, its older birds in a roosterless flock where the older hen has taken on the roosters role. You have two roosters so chances of a young hen taking on that role are slim to put it nicely.

 

[Lorraine436]

I too thought I had 9 hens. At about 5 months old my white silkie started making weird noises. We were told that a flock of hens will sometimes cause one hen to take on the role of a rooster with the crowing (just like someone else posted). I thought this was cute - a few weeks later we found out she "was" a he. He was sweet at first, let me bathe and blow dry him. One day I went to pick up one of the hens, she made such a fuss, Fernando came from no where, bit my hand and ran away but kept his eye on me. He can still be aggressive at times. I'm not afraid of him, he will butt up against the back of my leg (I always wear pants), I turn and he will walk away. I never run or go at him. My husband grabs him and holds him and tells all the hens Fernando is not a tough guy - he tries to embarrass him and it appears to work. Anyway, I hate to hear of chickens being made stew and always hope there is a way for a rooster to somehow calm down. If not, I understand.

 

[gander007]

 

[mammahen777]

Thanks everyone! I tried a few things and it worked he's an almost perfect gentlemen now ^_^