Kaford
Songster
- Nov 22, 2021
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Hello all I'm wondering if someone can shed some light on this predicament.
I have a leg horn rooster and by most standards he's a good rooster, he alerts the flock to aerial predators, he feeds the girls treats he finds and seems to keep the peace with the ladies.. however this is the problem.. I have a Rhode island red hen.. im assuming she's his favorite but I feel like he is insanely rough with her. My poor girl has never recovered her feathers from him and his mating has gotten much more frequent with her to the point it was like 4 times in a 5 minute span as I was going to lock them in and the noises she made were horrendous. She runs to get aeay from him and has since become very skittish where she used to be a very social hen. i have since removed him and put him in his own pen so the ladies are on their own for now.
I'm curious if it's natural for them to act that way and I'm over reacting?
other than his treatment of her he has been a good rooster but now I'm not so sure he should be let out of bulky camp?
Thank you in advanced
I have a leg horn rooster and by most standards he's a good rooster, he alerts the flock to aerial predators, he feeds the girls treats he finds and seems to keep the peace with the ladies.. however this is the problem.. I have a Rhode island red hen.. im assuming she's his favorite but I feel like he is insanely rough with her. My poor girl has never recovered her feathers from him and his mating has gotten much more frequent with her to the point it was like 4 times in a 5 minute span as I was going to lock them in and the noises she made were horrendous. She runs to get aeay from him and has since become very skittish where she used to be a very social hen. i have since removed him and put him in his own pen so the ladies are on their own for now.
I'm curious if it's natural for them to act that way and I'm over reacting?
other than his treatment of her he has been a good rooster but now I'm not so sure he should be let out of bulky camp?
Thank you in advanced