No see this is my oldest 4 RIR's, pointing fingers, ain't gonna stop 'em. Shoot they've even punted across the pen (our of our self defense, as in they were coming at you heck or high water) and it didn't stop 'em, they just came back. The younger two, I kicked their little butts outside the pen for a full day away from the rest of the flock, and they've calmed down a lot with it now. I don't think they like the separation from the flock, and being out on their own. Took 'em 3/4 of the day to get brave enough to come out of the barn, and then they ran back to the pen and just paced the fencline.
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Teresa,
Double T JRT's & Miniature Horses
www.doubletjrt.com
IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!
From: wildliferescue29
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 3:25 PM
To: mailto:CHICKENS-101%40yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: hurt hen help
I've had some roosters that were so mean that nothing I did to deter them altered their behavior. In my experience, those kinds of roosters aren't going to change no matter what you do.
It seems that even though some breeds are considered meaner than others, I'm of the opinion that it's based more on the individual rooster and not necessarily the breed. Some are laid back and some are meaner than junk yard dogs.
I think you just have to wait and see how they behave once the testosterone starts flowing. If they're challenging you, try training them, sometimes it can be very effective. If that doesn't work, you might want to consider culling and trying another.
Sue
WLR
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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