The Beautiful Bantam Cochin!

[Poodlemum]

Jellybean hated the hat, but looks so dapper in his scarf!

 

[WallyG74]

Poor chicken

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Merry Christmas yall!!!

China and Coco are 26 weeks old! Man how time flies!!!
China has not started laying yet...how old were yalls bantam cochins when they began laying?
Coco is being a turd and pulling the girls feathers on their back and neck...just to be doing it cause he seldom actually mates em.
Any ideas on how to break him of that?
I would have thought my oldest boy would make him stop but he's letting him do it. The girls he'd doing it to are older than he is... and sometimes peck him. But my d'uccles just scream.

 

[WallyG74]

Merry Christmas yall!!!

China and Coco are 26 weeks old! Man how time flies!!!
China has not started laying yet...how old were yalls bantam cochins when they began laying?
Coco is being a turd and pulling the girls feathers on their back and neck...just to be doing it cause he seldom actually mates em.
Any ideas on how to break him of that?
I would have thought my oldest boy would make him stop but he's letting him do it. The girls he'd doing it to are older than he is... and sometimes peck him. But my d'uccles just scream.

Mine started laying at 7 & 8 months. If there’s a dominant rooster in the same pen and the younger one is yanking feathers, I remove him. I just had to do it. It’s like they do it just for spite since they won’t let mate.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Mine started laying at 7 & 8 months. If there’s a dominant rooster in the same pen and the younger one is yanking feathers, I remove him. I just had to do it. It’s like they do it just for spite since they won’t let mate.

Yeah I'm trying to rehome my older roo but not havin much luck.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Yeah, I think about 7 months is the youngest so far for mine. You're getting close, though!

If my cockerels start causing turmoil in my flock, I give them a time out in another pen for a few weeks to mature a bit. Unfortunately, sometimes the temperaments of the adult hens are just not enough to deter a particularly hard-headed cockerel from causing problems. Worst case scenario you've still given the girls a bit of a break while he's separated.

 

[WallyG74]

Yeah I'm trying to rehome my older roo but not havin much luck.

Let’s see a pic of your older roo. You may find him a home on here. Ya never know!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Let’s see a pic of your older roo. You may find him a home on here. Ya never know!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Yeah, I think about 7 months is the youngest so far for mine. You're getting close, though!

If my cockerels start causing turmoil in my flock, I give them a time out in another pen for a few weeks to mature a bit. Unfortunately, sometimes the temperaments of the adult hens are just not enough to deter a particularly hard-headed cockerel from causing problems. Worst case scenario you've still given the girls a bit of a break while he's separated.

I would separate him but we are in a blizzard.

 

[WallyG74]

I see. You went way back before my link.