I can see why the EEs would be more predator-savvy. Most flighty birds tend to be, I think. These are the first hatchery EEs I have ever had so I have no idea how they are from other hatcheries than Cackle. My June was from a breeder creating a new Ameraucana color and obviously her parents didn't make the cut. She was a great layer, did not lay her first until she was 40 weeks old, but they were huge from the beginning and she did not quit until about 11 or 12 years old when every egg led to a crushed shell internally and a prolapse. My last two Ameraucanas, you may recall, lived to 11 and 14 years, respectively. My black one, Gypsy, the reason I got a black chick (Layla) in the new batch, was my favorite girl. I wish she would have lived to 20. Snow was my husband's favorite but she quit laying years before she died at 14. Any other EEs I had were ones I created from breeding my true Ameraucana with the Barred Rocks or Delawares.
I usually try to chase them to separate areas and hope they knock it off. Most times they are grateful someone broke it up, and they don't fight again.
Oh my goodness, we were doing that for 2 days and today, we'll see if the war continues. I think mainly it was Axel, Bodie's son, that was the instigator. Dane would try to run away and Axel would continue harassing him. Free ranging time yesterday, they continued it and I saw both Magnus and Gunnar separate them at various times. They were not only on my last nerve, but were making the grown roosters really irritated with them. When I walked away at the end of yesterday, I was determined to leave them to it for the rest of the day. At roost time, they were at it all over again. Never saw a fight go on this long. Bodie already had some dings and I am 100% sure it was Axel he was fighting with at that point because Dane is more mild-mannered and has never flared up at any of the adult roosters. He's much like Gunnar his personality.
