Buckeye Question for the experienced.
I have 4 Buckeyes hatched around the first of June. 3 pullets, 1 cockerel.
The girls have not started laying eggs yet. Up until just recently all of these girls were very sweet personalities. In the last week, one of them has become very aggressive, chasing down other pullets of a different breed. This is only one of these girls; the other 2 still seem sweet personalities.
This may just be coming on of hormones and they may all end up more aggressive when the hormones kick in?
Or...is this just a specific bird's personality?
I'm considering processing her for meat as I don't want that kind of personality causing havock in the flock.
Thoughts?
I have 4 Buckeyes hatched around the first of June. 3 pullets, 1 cockerel.
The girls have not started laying eggs yet. Up until just recently all of these girls were very sweet personalities. In the last week, one of them has become very aggressive, chasing down other pullets of a different breed. This is only one of these girls; the other 2 still seem sweet personalities.
This may just be coming on of hormones and they may all end up more aggressive when the hormones kick in?
Or...is this just a specific bird's personality?
I'm considering processing her for meat as I don't want that kind of personality causing havock in the flock.
Thoughts?