We currently have our 7(almost 8) month old cockerel named Spotted Elk inside as the girls have him at the bottom of the pecking order and refuse to let him get food from any of the feeding areas. They mainly free range but I've recently had to keep them locked up in their yard due to some work we're doing on their new coop and we don't want them getting in the way or eating something they shouldn't.
Spotted Elk is a little thin right now so he gets to be indoors until he's fat enough to go back outside. I may have to keep him indoors longer if they don't stop but I want to figure something out for him so that he can actually eat and live in peace with them.
He's liking the extra love and treats I've been giving him while he's been indoors. He even tried to sit on my shoulder when I was trying to put his fresh water in his cage. He had jumped out and flew up to my shoulder but lost his balance and fell on the floor.
Nobody really knew he was actually still in the house because he doesn't crow at all. I had to keep telling everyone to be careful when going into the laundry room where he was, as I didn't want them to startle him.
What should I do with him?
Is he destined to have to be alone forever?
He's so wimpy that he just lets them push him around and doesn't do anything about it.
Spotted Elk is a little thin right now so he gets to be indoors until he's fat enough to go back outside. I may have to keep him indoors longer if they don't stop but I want to figure something out for him so that he can actually eat and live in peace with them.
He's liking the extra love and treats I've been giving him while he's been indoors. He even tried to sit on my shoulder when I was trying to put his fresh water in his cage. He had jumped out and flew up to my shoulder but lost his balance and fell on the floor.
Nobody really knew he was actually still in the house because he doesn't crow at all. I had to keep telling everyone to be careful when going into the laundry room where he was, as I didn't want them to startle him.
What should I do with him?
Is he destined to have to be alone forever?
He's so wimpy that he just lets them push him around and doesn't do anything about it.