My neighbors allow their little dogs to come onto my property and harrass my chickens. Now their rooster is coming too, and he has beaten up 2 of my cockerels. He beat up my white Cochin frizzle, and now my Hamburg. Their rooster is old and has very large spurs.
My daughter actually found our boy and took him to the neighbors house crying and said "Look what your rooster did!" They didn't do a thing, and the old roo was back yesterday afternoon. I've talked to the young girl (almost 18) but she doesn't nothing but say she might build him a pen, but never does it She lives with her aunt, who fosters her and her 3 siblings, and has made it clear that the rooster isn't her responsibility.
This first pic is my Hamburg cockerel last week, and the second pic is what he looked like Saturday afternoon. I don't guess he has an eye anymore, or it's pushed way in! He also must have a damaged air sack, cause after I found him and all that day he was taking an open mouth breath every 30 or 40 seconds or so. I think he's better today but is not his usual self. I'm just sick over this.
I actually feel sorry for their old rooster. I know he's just lonely and doing what roosters do., so I don't want to kill him, and don't know if I can even leagally do that anyway.
Any advise? I can't just stay outside all day and chase the rooster off.
My daughter actually found our boy and took him to the neighbors house crying and said "Look what your rooster did!" They didn't do a thing, and the old roo was back yesterday afternoon. I've talked to the young girl (almost 18) but she doesn't nothing but say she might build him a pen, but never does it She lives with her aunt, who fosters her and her 3 siblings, and has made it clear that the rooster isn't her responsibility.
This first pic is my Hamburg cockerel last week, and the second pic is what he looked like Saturday afternoon. I don't guess he has an eye anymore, or it's pushed way in! He also must have a damaged air sack, cause after I found him and all that day he was taking an open mouth breath every 30 or 40 seconds or so. I think he's better today but is not his usual self. I'm just sick over this.
I actually feel sorry for their old rooster. I know he's just lonely and doing what roosters do., so I don't want to kill him, and don't know if I can even leagally do that anyway.
Any advise? I can't just stay outside all day and chase the rooster off.
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