The problem is the rooster is a cockerel, not a rooster. He needs time to mature and a large dog cage to the side for time outs for the pullets. There are always pullets and hens who are not dominant and getting rid of the cockerel will not change her behavior. The hens will bully her once the cockerel is rehomed, gone.
Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
On Friday, February 28, 2014 6:23 PM, Laura Roberts <lauraroberts518@gmail.com> wrote:
I meant they should NOT duke it out til death like roosters.
On Feb 28, 2014 2:19 PM, <shatterhex@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ohh I never thought of the aprons.. thanks that just may be what I need to settle this. I will try that and give him some more time. I like the little guy so much. Funny you should mention the hawk, because my one hen sees them before he does we have a lot of hawks out here. I built my coop out of that wire welding mesh stuff so no hawks can drop in on them and have lunch. The the shade cloth is over the whole thing. The coop and the whole run would be a formidable opponent for even a mountain lion to try to get into. Buried railroad ties, concrete etc.. lol. Arizona is a rough place for those little mcnuggets. I even bring them to the inside coop in the dead heat of summer.
---In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, wrote:I'd trim his nails and get my girls aprons. Because he is young he is full of it and ready to go. When your girls go broody you will wish you had him. When he stands guard over his girls and sights a hawk, gives them warning, protecting them, you'll be glad you kept him. Until you can get aprons on your gilrs you can always put him in a cage. What is lovely about aprons, you can buy or make aprons/saddles that compliment their feathers.Cathryn rainbowsilkiesTM in Michigan
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