cockerel behavior

  1. Krospos15

    Is my Cockerel being too aggressive?

    I hatched 10x chicks and they're currently a little over 7 weeks old. One is clearly a cockerel while the others are all hens (doubtful) or cockerels who have yet to develop signs. My one is a maran x olive egger and looks pretty scrappy compared to the others (feather issue or something else...
  2. R

    Which rooster do I choose??? Any and all advice welcome!!! It's an unique situation!!!

    Hi all! TLDR; I like the idea of keeping a rooster because it was an accident in the first place so I want to give it my best shot and I have a lot of predators in the area and I like to free range whenever I can. Both cockerels are not really aggressive with each other, they coexist fine...
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    • cockerel aggresive cockerel behavior obsessive mating predator protection pullets 17 weeks rooster 18 weeks tidbitting
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. blackmulberry

    Why do my cockerel crow at me and also when I'm not around??

    Hi, guys! I hope you could help me to understand my big baby. I have 3 4 months old chickens. Auri grow too much bigger (3,2kg) than Sol (1,6kg) and Ébano (1,6kg). Auri crows every morning until I let him out. He tries to bite me and stomps his feet at me. He makes a strange sound as if he's...
  4. Cloverr39

    Will he get the hang of it?

    I have a 6 month old silkie cockerel. I've decided he is my keeper. I'm obviously keeping him for breeding purposes, so the fact he can't figure out how to mount hens is a little concerning. I'm not super worried yet, as he is only 6 months old and I only need to hatch chicks from him in 3-4...
  5. Jasfarm

    Rooster Help - Aggressive or Just Learning

    Hello BYC! Thank you to the articles on roosters and flock management - they have kept me from posting here 86 times! @Pyxis @Redhead Rae I have a mixed flock of 13. 4 - Lavender Orps: 14 months 1 - Buff Orp: I think 4 years. We adopted her and her sister… 1 - Ameracuana: Jeannie is...
  6. pinecone33

    10/11 week old cockerel mating?

    I have this cockerel who is 10/11 weeks old now, he already is trying to mate one of the older hens (not the pullets his age but the proper old ones) is this normal at that age because apparently we have two other cockerels and they don’t mate with anyone or even crow like he does but he crows...
  7. loyalcrowlist

    Rooster chirping/trilling at night near new chicks, does it mean something?

    So I have four younger chicks to introduce to my older ones. What I've done so far is set up a crate with supplemental heat for them next to the older one's pen so they can see each other. Mostly, the pullets seems to mostly ignore them and the cockerel does for the most part during the day. At...
  8. kurby22

    Cockerel behavior

    I have a 3 month old BLRW cockerel who has always been skittish and fearful of me. Not in a bad way, just doesn’t like to be pet, held, or touched by people. He’s a beautiful boy and has always seemed pretty chill, so I always wish he was more friendly. Well yesterday for the first time, he...
  9. kurby22

    Cockerel behaviors

    Do cockerels lay together like this often before they grow up? I find it interesting that they seem to be buddies and will hang out together like this. Just wondering if they will stay this friendly or if this changes as they age? thanks!
  10. Weetamoo93

    Rude Cockerel

    My cockerel is 18 weeks old and is obviously becoming interested in the hens. The problem is he just sporadically grabs them and I'm unclear if it's to bully them, breed them, or a combo. I keep threatening to throw him in the pot because, as much as I want to start raising my own, I won't put...
  11. ValerieJ

    Integrating 2 cockerels & 2 pullets to 8 hens.

    I have 2 cockerels and 2 pullets that are now 4 months old. That's when I normally integrate into my flock, but I'm normally integrating pullets only, or just one cockerel with a couple pullets. They have been living in an adjacent coop and run since they were about 6 or 7 weeks old, so they...
  12. ChickenTenderKesha

    Cockerel Help - Aggressive towards pullets?

    Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that my one cockerel Artie, second in command (I think) of my flock, has been agressively pecking my pullets necks. I don’t think he’s trying to mate them as he will “dance” for them and tidbit as well any other time (even when he always gets denied like the other...
  13. CityslickerHomestead

    Pullets Scared of Cockerel

    I have eight, 16-week-old chickens, various breeds, all raised together. None laying yet. I have one unexpected SL Polish cockerel in the bunch, and besides crowing non-stop, he constantly herds the girls into the coop (even when it’s daytime and there are no perceived threats) and chases them...
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