- Mar 21, 2010
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Hello! Question for you all! How long will it take for "normalcy" to return?
We have two roosters. One, Mr. Cletus, is quite old and has been a prefect rooster. Last summer, we finally hatched out another rooster from him (after 5 years of only hens...). So father and son had been getting along pretty well, but we knew it was only a matter of time. The other day I went down to the chickens and no Mr. Cletus. I found him cowering in the coop with a bloody comb and head. I can not say for sure that it was a result from a fight with the young rooster, but kind of assume so. Brought him up to the house and got him cleaned up, kept him here for a few days and decided to bring him back down to the flock today...but NOT in with the young rooster. We have a "grow-out" pen inside of the run that is currently housing a hen who is recovering from an injury, so I put him in with her. The two roos immediately started at it thought the fence...of course. So I set up a perimeter where the young roo can't get to the fence and a few sections of plywood where they can't even see each other. They are pacing, crowing, scratching and trying to get together to fight. Even in the short time I was observing them, they would pipe down and then almost like remember the other and go at it again. I am sure they will calm down over time...anyone have a reference as to about how long? I will keep them separated forever. Mr. Cletus is just too old. We have had him for 7 years and the folks we got him from said they had him for at least 5 years. Thank you in advance!
We have two roosters. One, Mr. Cletus, is quite old and has been a prefect rooster. Last summer, we finally hatched out another rooster from him (after 5 years of only hens...). So father and son had been getting along pretty well, but we knew it was only a matter of time. The other day I went down to the chickens and no Mr. Cletus. I found him cowering in the coop with a bloody comb and head. I can not say for sure that it was a result from a fight with the young rooster, but kind of assume so. Brought him up to the house and got him cleaned up, kept him here for a few days and decided to bring him back down to the flock today...but NOT in with the young rooster. We have a "grow-out" pen inside of the run that is currently housing a hen who is recovering from an injury, so I put him in with her. The two roos immediately started at it thought the fence...of course. So I set up a perimeter where the young roo can't get to the fence and a few sections of plywood where they can't even see each other. They are pacing, crowing, scratching and trying to get together to fight. Even in the short time I was observing them, they would pipe down and then almost like remember the other and go at it again. I am sure they will calm down over time...anyone have a reference as to about how long? I will keep them separated forever. Mr. Cletus is just too old. We have had him for 7 years and the folks we got him from said they had him for at least 5 years. Thank you in advance!