I have a 6 month old silkie cockerel. I've decided he is my keeper. I'm obviously keeping him for breeding purposes, so the fact he can't figure out how to mount hens is a little concerning. I'm not super worried yet, as he is only 6 months old and I only need to hatch chicks from him in 3-4 months, but I am a little worried about the pullets.
He grabs a pullet's crest in his beak and instead of trying to mount her from behind he squats on the ground in front of her. I imagine this must be pretty stressful for the pullets to have their crest pulled from the front and being unable to get away. They're vaulted, so I'm a bit worried about him possibly hurting them by doing this.
He sees fine. His crest isn't big enough to get in the way of his eyes. He seems to be the lowest in the pecking order out of my 3 roosters.
Do I just have to wait for him to figure it out? How long do you think that would take? I first noticed this about 1 or 1.5 months ago.
He grabs a pullet's crest in his beak and instead of trying to mount her from behind he squats on the ground in front of her. I imagine this must be pretty stressful for the pullets to have their crest pulled from the front and being unable to get away. They're vaulted, so I'm a bit worried about him possibly hurting them by doing this.
He sees fine. His crest isn't big enough to get in the way of his eyes. He seems to be the lowest in the pecking order out of my 3 roosters.
Do I just have to wait for him to figure it out? How long do you think that would take? I first noticed this about 1 or 1.5 months ago.