Hay everyone. This is part reply part rant. hope its ok but here goes. i have 2 roos in with my 3 girls. one is a buff orph (chubbs) one is part silver lakenvelder and part barred rock. the 1st roo chubbs is the oldest and is sweet to his girls in where he never eats without offering to the girls 1st, brings the food to them if they don't come when he calls and protects them fiercely.
he has even saved the life of a chick that fell outof the nest with his warning call. doesn't crow alot and when he does it is a very deep low tone so it realy doesn't bother anyone. my neighbors even like it. they say it makes them feel like they are realy in the country.
my problem is with roo 2 (Clyde) true to his name the little derelict. very noisey. never stops crowing. ever. 2am, 2pm,6am, 8pm.........
get it. and his tone is high and very loud and anoying. i've kept him only cause his hatch mate Bonnie stays by his side even though he a big jerk. he doesn't protect the girls, takes their food, kicks the shavings out of their layer boxes, and pokes holes in eggs. but the worst thing and deal breaker is that he attacks everyone (humans) . we have to keep a constant eye on him cause he'll attack from behind. jumped on by b-inlaw's head and scratched him in the face. not good nor will it be allowed. i've tried all the be good tricks that worked so well with chubbs but i've come to the conclusion that he is just not trainable. i hate to admit to this cause it just feels like failure on my part.
i've always said that i'd never do it but i'm right on the edge of making him chicken soup/pot pie/nuggetts etc.....
he's just too mean to rehome.
it kills me though. he's so beautiful. he's like the guy that everyone stares at in love but won't date him cause he's an as_ h _ _ _......
so i guess just like someone said earlier you just can't tell if a roo will be good and bad. even some of the bad ones can be turned arround but some never will. it's like a 50-50 shot.
