New to roosters. I have an Ancona that is 5.5 months old. He's VERY randy. He's struting around our yard like he owns it and is crowing madly at all times. He's clearly immature and has hormones raging- he doesn't seem to know what to do with himself.
He's trying to "get busy" with the ladies, but they aren't impressed with his methods. I only have one hen old enough to lay and she's dominant. She won't let him near her (she squats for me) and she beats the tar out of him when he gets rough with the other 2 pullets. She's almost acting as the roo- gathering the flock up for bedtime and drawing them to treats.
Roo is a spaz- challenging the dogs, cats, brooms and even a little bucket that appeared in the yard yesterday. He does seem to back down immed if challenged. Even the cats just ignore him now. His mating method is to ambush, bite the heck out of back of the neck and hop on. If he does get up there, he clearly doesn't know what to do. After a failed attempt, he chases and chases- scattering pullets and hen everywhere.
He's really ridiculous.
I'm reading stories of roos that do a nice dance for their ladies or even bring them treats. Mine will try and chase the ladies away from any good scraps. He always keeps an eye out for the dominant hen, though, as she always wins. I see a brain in there someplace.
My question is: is there hope for him to be one of those gentle roos that woos the ladies with treats and wing dances? Is this teenage behavior indicitive of what we will see in him in a few months? Or is there no way to tell?
More curious than anything. Thanks!
He's trying to "get busy" with the ladies, but they aren't impressed with his methods. I only have one hen old enough to lay and she's dominant. She won't let him near her (she squats for me) and she beats the tar out of him when he gets rough with the other 2 pullets. She's almost acting as the roo- gathering the flock up for bedtime and drawing them to treats.
Roo is a spaz- challenging the dogs, cats, brooms and even a little bucket that appeared in the yard yesterday. He does seem to back down immed if challenged. Even the cats just ignore him now. His mating method is to ambush, bite the heck out of back of the neck and hop on. If he does get up there, he clearly doesn't know what to do. After a failed attempt, he chases and chases- scattering pullets and hen everywhere.
He's really ridiculous.
I'm reading stories of roos that do a nice dance for their ladies or even bring them treats. Mine will try and chase the ladies away from any good scraps. He always keeps an eye out for the dominant hen, though, as she always wins. I see a brain in there someplace.
My question is: is there hope for him to be one of those gentle roos that woos the ladies with treats and wing dances? Is this teenage behavior indicitive of what we will see in him in a few months? Or is there no way to tell?
More curious than anything. Thanks!
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