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The funny thing is that they don't really peck at him anymore. They just chase him away from things.
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What do you mean by a flick ? I have a guy that's 3/15/13 and he's always biting hens, roo's I've yelled, used the hose and but him in a cage for the day but he's right back at it when he's w/ them again, How can I stop him w/o wringing him neck! I've banged on the fence, everything shoot of the beebee gun! lol Hay I could do those rubber band guns on my finger. That used to hurt when I was in school. The boys would do it for attention, playback's a witch ;-) lolmine does that too and every night I move him and his same size girl friend back to the roosts. The Big girls would forgo the higher roosts just so they could be close enough to peck at the new guy and gal, but it's better now. If you can catch your mean girls in the act you can give them a flick and a "No!" like an adult roo would do during a spat...well he wouldn't say "No" but he would do the rooster equivalent. I read that somewhere on here tried it and it seemed to work
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I just recently got a new young rooster (14 weeks old) I have 4 - 1 year old hens and 4 young chicks (6 weeks old). He is in a dog crate inside of the run and I cover his crate at dark as he gets agitated when the hens go to bed. What I have observed of the few times I've let him out the older hens try to dominate him and so far he is letting them, but I think once he gets older her will put them in their place? He is however sweet as sugar with my young chicks, who are also near the run but not in with the older hens. He's been in the crate for two days and thinking of letting him sleep in the coop tonight? How long do they need to stay separated? I figure there are going to be some pecking order issues. but the fact that he is young I think will work in my favor? Will he eventually rule the roost is my question?It doesn't really matter what age a rooster is. I have baby chicks and they hang out with my rooster. But DON'T mix the rooster and hens when you first get a rooster. Instead put the rooster in a separate pen close to the hens. And when you feel that the rooster & hens are acquainted. you can put the rooster in the hens pen. Only under supervised watch. But also some advice from me, I would get a younger or smaller rooster they're more gentle on the hens.