Did you aquire him from somewhere else, or raise him from a chick yourself?Hi All,
I have a 10 month old Favorelle Rooster:
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Yesterday he and my 2yo Cochin rooster got into a fight. They bloodied each other's combs but no chunks or holes. The young man at the beginning of the road came over last evening and caught and held each rooster for me. I smeared liberal doses of bag balm all over their combs and waddles and we put them back in the coop.
I am afraid that this fighting will continue and probably escalate. The Favorelle seems to be the agressor as he went after my Cochin several times yesterday afternoon. We have three ducks and the drake and one of the girls (I don't know what you call a female duck) absolutely despise this Favorelle rooster. Whenever they come near him they both hiss and sorta quack while moving their heads up and down. They chase him around and chase him off. Now they are really ticked off and did this to him for an hour yesterday. Our Cochin rooster is so big and his wings are too small to allow him to fly. He sleeps in a hutch and when the ducks go in the coop at night, they sleep with him. My Cochin has always been very tolerant of other males and he is so sweet to his girls. I have two Araucana cockerels - who hang out peacefully with the Cochin. I am worried the Favorelle might go after him.
I was interested in keeping him to breed some winter laying qualities into future pullets. I have read that Favorelles are usually at the bottom of the pecking order so this attack surprises me. I absolutely cannot have him going after the Araucanas. I have only had chickens for two years and I just don't have any experience with this situation.
What do you all think? Will they learn to get along or will it just get worse? If you all think it will get worse would there be anybody who would be interested in taking him? If you have to eat him just don't tell me. He is about 8 lbs according to the neighbor who helped me. He has been on Flock Raiser, scratch, and free ranging during the day.
Vickie et al
Kelso, WA.
If I had that many boys, I would probably make a bachelor pad for them. If they are around girls they can get more aggressive.
I am breeding Favs and mine are totally non- agressive with each other. It could get worse in the spring as longer warmer days take over.
Or it could just take a week or two for them to work it out.