What is wrong with my rooster

[rir264]

I have a rooster who is 5 months old, he is already breeding with the hens and he is very handsome! My problem is that he has been picking on certain hens, yesterday he banshed a hen which is one year old to the coup. I found her wet dirty with her head stuck in a corner and most of her feathers were ripped out on her head which was bloody and swollen, I washed her off and fixed her up and she is ok. Why did my rooster do that to a hen? If I hatch eggs that he fertilized will the chicks be aggressive? He is a Easter Eggar. Thanks for any and all help.

 

[GinaNew York]

I have absolutely NO experience with roosters, just dogs. But I would not keep a rooster like that with hens to upset the entire flock. If you can't separate him and the hens he likes, I'd rehome him.

 

[keesmom]

Sounds like he has a screw loose. Even if she was resisting his attempts to dominate her he should have stopped fighting her once she submitted. I hope you separated him?

 

[Candy442]

I feel he is no good if treating any of the hens that roughly. Offspring do not necessarily take on the parent bad behavior but I would worry if that boy would kill the chicks if you allowed hatching in the coop. I have had many boys and bad behavior only once. He doesnt sound nice and eventually may turn on kids or people.

 

[rir264]

Sounds like he has a screw loose. Even if she was resisting his attempts to dominate her he should have stopped fighting her once she submitted. I hope you separated him?

Yes, I have taken him out of the main coup and placed him in the baby side for now, it just really threw me for a loop. I didn't know if anyone else ever had a similar issue kinda hoping it is just because he is so young.

 

[rir264]

Candy442: the only reason why I was asking about if chicks would have the same behavior problem is because he is such a beautiful bird that I wanted to breed him. But I won't if it does

 

[rir264]

Oh I incubate, rather than natural way

 

[mockingbird]

He is young and may not know how to act yet. I would keep him separate and see if he matures with time. When/if you do reintroduce him make sure he is supervised.

 

[Mylied]

I've had more roosters than I can count and they've always treated the ladies nice. The only problem I've had is with overbreeding and that's not an aggression issue, it was a too few hens issue. So, my opinion, no matter how pretty he is, I'd get rid of him.

 

[Abriana]

Are you positive it was the rooster and not a predator?