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elle sagenev wrote:Guess I wonder why you want a rooster. I have all hens and 0 problems.
If it gets human aggressive what will you do?
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Mike Jay wrote:I also hear roosters keep the ladies from picking on one another too much. And I'm hoping that if a predator attacks, he'll either fight it off or at least sacrifice himself while the girls escape.
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Mike Jay wrote:I also hear roosters keep the ladies from picking on one another too much. And I'm hoping that if a predator attacks, he'll either fight it off or at least sacrifice himself while the girls escape.
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James Freyr wrote:Found the hen back inside the coop dead, which a 4 inch or so long and very deep laceration from her back down her side. Could see ribs and organs.
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Trace Oswald wrote:
I had a rooster do that with his spurs to two of my hens while breeding before I killed him. It sounds exactly like what you described.
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Trace Oswald wrote:
I had a rooster do that with his spurs to two of my hens while breeding before I killed him. It sounds exactly like what you described.
Dang! I actually considered if that was the cause of the wound because Drumstick has some serious spurs on him, like approaching two inches long and they look like they can really mess someone up. Interestingly, while holding one of my hens last week just kinda checking out her feathers and condition, seeing if any mites were present, she had a small short laceration just barely thru the skin and right under her wing. Now that I think about finding my dead hen, it's in the same place on the body and in the same direction. Shit, I wonder if Drumstick is inadvertently causing wounds.....
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r ranson wrote:Quick note: Rooster means head of roost. Cock is a boy chicken. The rooster is not always male! In my flock, it's usually female. There is only one rooster at a time.
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As in incubator hatched and raised with a group of chicks? From my experience, cocks raised without a "mother hen" and preferably, a male rooster role model, struggle to be responsible roosters. They may still help with watching for predators, but they are often rude and aggressive with hens - more so than is necessary just for sex. Nasty roosters/cocks definitely get named "Stew" on my farm.I only had raised two cocks and they were both aggressive.
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May Lotito wrote:I only had raised two cocks and they were both aggressive. One chased after my kids so much they were afraid to go outside and play so my husband pulled the gun. I have mixed feelings for the remaining one, on one hand I like the thread" in defense of a rooster", he did being an important part of the roost. On the other hand, he is aggressive sometimes, but usually stops when I yell at him. He sees my shoes as enemy and if i kick my shoes off, he will leave me alone and attack the shoes instead. I hope he will mellow down getting older. Somehow he knows not to mess with my husband.
Today I was carrying something in the yard and the rooster went crazy, attacked me from behind. His spur stabbed my calf through thick fabric and left a cut 1/3 inch long and bleeding. I was about to leave for work so I just poured some alcohol over the wound. It has been more and more painful and I am keeping an eye on possible infection. Guess I have to get rid of this BadBoy ( which is his name) when I am less crippled.
Interesting to read about the difference of cock and rooster, I am expecting the nake-necked hen will take over the position. She is kind of aggressive too, but without the spurs and being smaller, she won't be a threat, I hope.
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The rooster may have not been communicating with the hen, and his weight may have aggravated the issue, however, my friend who breeds chickens will often shorten a rooster's spurs and blunt them either with a pair of side-cutters ( a type of wire cutters) or with a fine saw. The saw method does a neater job, but it really requires two people. One of your children could well be the "rooster holder", particularly if you wrap the rooster in a towel except for head and feet, but the "saw person" really needs a hand for the spur and a hand for the saw. Diatomaceous earth should be packed in if you saw too close the the leg and it bleeds - the goal is not to do that!The other day I saw some bad spur injuries on both sides of a hen.
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May Lotito wrote:Here is the update. The other day I saw some bad spur injuries on both sides of a hen. Other hens would lose a few feathers due to mating but this one is molting and more vulnerable.
It has been a couple weeks and the spur wounds have healed and the dog hasn't come to my yard again. I am going to get a new rooster this year. I will make sure to get it right from the beginning: Raise from the chick/ Medium sized breed/ educate the kids etc. Thank you all for the suggestions in this discussion.
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