arazla
Songster
Help! Someone is coming to pick up a rooster and 2 hens and it's probably too late to get advice, but we suddenly find ourselves torn. We have eleven 8 week-old chickens and at least 3 roosters. Big Owl is the leader so far, practices crowing in the morning and is fairly mellow. He was less social to humans, but lately falls asleep in my lap after a little fussing. Asher the Dasher is 2nd up and will fight Big Owl when given the opportunity, but then concedes. He always wants out of the tent and hops immediately into your lap so is a real charmer and therefore the human favorite. Mostly he wants to dash away, explore EVERYTHING and practice flying. However, he pecks the hens the most, but they all like to peck each other quite a lot as well. 3rd up, and NOT really trying to overthrow anyone, is Watson (he has mutton chops). He is pretty docile, but will sometimes peck if you try to pick him up or move him. Lately he's doing that less. Our first thought was to give Asher away since he seems to want a flock badly, but we're also worried that if left to his own devices he will over peck the two hens we're giving away. On the other hand, if we keep Asher and give away Watson, will Asher and Big Owl fight to the death eventually? This is a real dilemma. Thanks for any thoughts.
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