To cull or not to cull?

[parkerpeeps7]

Hi all,
So we have 2 roosters, Pop-tart (some type of game mix) and Titan (Rhode island red). Well about a month or so ago we finally added a run onto our coop & not too long after we noticed that Pop-tart was running Titan all over & trying to, I don't know, claim territory over the run area I guess. Pop-tart is attacking Titan and making him stay as far from him as possible. Titan started dropping weight, which he did the 1st time we ever put him & Pop-tart together. I thought it was due to stress but I wondered if he was actually getting to eat. The past few times I've went in the coop to check food, etc. Titan has run in after me & started chowing down. So today I was filling the feeders & here comes Titan with Pop-tart right on his heels and chases him right back out into the run & stands on the ramp in front of the door and starts crowing! Needless to stay I shoved him right off of there!

My husband and I are wondering if we should just cull Pop-tart & by cull I mean kill. He seems to always be picking on Titan but keeping him from eating is a whole other story and to be perfectly honest Titan is a much better rooster than Pop-tart. He treats the ladies very well & lets them have treats, whereas Pop-tart steals the ladies treats and pecks at them when eating their regular food. I am just over this rooster & I do hate to kill him but I don't know of anyone he could go to & I also don't trust anyone not to fight him b/c of his game background. He's also shown a little aggression towards my 4 yr old. I used to feel safe leaving her in there while I get the water and stuff but now that he has his spurs and has "sized her up" a few times I just don't trust him. I love him but I don't want to be dealing with an arrogant little rooster. Any advice would be great! Thank you guys!

-Amy

 

[sonew123]

Hi all,
So we have 2 roosters, Pop-tart (some type of game mix) and Titan (Rhode island red). Well about a month or so ago we finally added a run onto our coop & not too long after we noticed that Pop-tart was running Titan all over & trying to, I don't know, claim territory over the run area I guess. Pop-tart is attacking Titan and making him stay as far from him as possible. Titan started dropping weight, which he did the 1st time we ever put him & Pop-tart together. I thought it was due to stress but I wondered if he was actually getting to eat. The past few times I've went in the coop to check food, etc. Titan has run in after me & started chowing down. So today I was filling the feeders & here comes Titan with Pop-tart right on his heels and chases him right back out into the run & stands on the ramp in front of the door and starts crowing! Needless to stay I shoved him right off of there! 
My husband and I are wondering if we should just cull Pop-tart & by cull I mean kill. He seems to always be picking on Titan but keeping him from eating is a whole other story and to be perfectly honest Titan is a much better rooster than Pop-tart. He treats the ladies very well & lets them have treats, whereas Pop-tart steals the ladies treats and pecks at them when eating their regular food. I am just over this rooster & I do hate to kill him but I don't know of anyone he could go to & I also don't trust anyone not to fight him b/c of his game background. He's also shown a little aggression towards my 4 yr old. I used to feel safe leaving her in there while I get the water and stuff but now that he has his spurs and has "sized her up" a few times I just don't trust him. I love him but I don't want to be dealing with an arrogant little rooster. Any advice would be great! Thank you guys!

-Amy

Chicken soup sister! Buh bye poptart for sure!

 

[bobbi-j]

He's showing aggression to your child? It's a no-brainer. Eat him.

 

[County Boy]

Get the frieing pan.

 

[sourland]

A game rooster is very unlikely to share the flock with another rooster - just the nature of the breed. Top that with aggression towards your child - off with his head.

 

[parkerpeeps7]

Thanks everyone for your responses! He has shuffled his feet towards her a few times and rushed her so yeah I think that would be aggression, however this is my 1st flock and I'm still learning. I feel he just aggravates the whole flock and I've felt like he should go for awhile, guess I just needed the support of others & to make sure I wasn't jumping any guns. He is right at a year old, is he too tough to eat?

 

[1muttsfan]

It doesn't cost any more to feed a good rooster than a bad one. Adios amigo.

 

[parkerpeeps7]

It doesn't cost any more to feed a good rooster than a bad one. Adios amigo.

That's right!

 

[Aeropennchick]

Shouldn't be too tough if you cook him for a long time - just get a crockpot recipe and go for it!

 

[KeeperOfChicken]

It's hard to let one go but when I saw my male turkey pluck the feathers off of my poor Norma's (the polish) head... he was gone!
I would have done it sooner if it was one of the kids but Norma is close enough