Teresa,
With all the talk about bad behaving roosters it got me thinking. I've had good behaving roosters and I've had some pretty bad ones. Sometimes I do believe breed plays a role but so does how we handle them. The whole nature vs nurture argument.
So if those who've had a lot of roosters or years of having roosters could give some tips about raising them right in the first place maybe that could help.
I finally have some decent behaving roos this year. Well all except the Sumatra who has decided recently to be a real pill. I know Sumatras can be a challenge personality wise so I knew this was a possibility. Due to his not meeting breed standards I've decided not to keep him any way.
With my other roos I raised them without giving them a lot of attention. I didn't ignore them but I didn't play with them either. I had tried the 2 extremes before per others advise and found myself being flogged as soon as they hit sexual maturity.
So far this year (knock on wood) it is peaceful in the barnyard. The sumatra roo does a little dance and then attacks. So I have some warning. I'd like to raise my next sumatra roo to ignore me. I don't need to have him eat out of my hand just not attack anyone who comes near.
So anyone with roo raising advice fire away. It could be a benefit to us all. With so many of us on here I'm sure someone can come up with something that the rest of us hadn't thought of yet.
Thank you
Marla
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