The one we had to part with would chase my husband! funny seeing a 5o year ole man running and replying help!
The rooster before was just mean:( But we were still attatched. The boys had plenty of women and when not looking they just bloodied the h out of each other. Because we had them for over a year, it was hard to say who had to go. I read that if they come at you ...just pick them up and hold them. so we do. He likes to stamper around and look like he is going to attack but we look him in the eye and say noooo.
The reason my austrolorp would chase my husband is because he would tease him. If you hit back, they see it as a fight and keep on.
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> <<had to rehome my men as they will kill each other! >>
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> I've been waiting to see signs of that with my 3 roosters, but while there was one who seemed to be a little picked on at first, I've seen no aggression between them to speak of. (Of course there are 22 girls for them, so plenty to go round...)
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> Interesting, though, that since I've had to get pretty rough with the one that was attacking us, and who has pretty much learned to back off when I face him with a stick in my hand, he seems to have lost some status. He was definitely the alpha--but he seems to be less so since we, um, educated him. Less posturing in the center of the combined flock, still crowing but more likely to do so on the outskirts.
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> Rhonda
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