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I got 6 easter egger chicks from Tractor Supply back on April 2nd. Lo and behold, the prettiest of them all is a rooster.
Well....I thought I had alot of time before having to worry about Pepper and what to do with him because of his crowing, but never thought about his aggressive male pattern behaviour until very recently.
Sunday, he started crowing.....albeit humourous...it made me nervous.
And then yesterday, I heard one of the hens screaming like never before. As I turned to look, Pepper was ontop of Vannilli and pulling at her head!
Backyard Chickens and all the other netinfo I digested over the past year didn't prepare me for what I saw. My immediate reaction was to throw a screwdriver at him to protect Vannilli and then I came to my senses.
I just wasn't ready for it....and neither was Vannilli by the sounds of it! lol
So questions...
1) Should I be expecting eggs soon?
2) Do I need to separate them?
3) Is this normal?
Thanks in advance
Well....I thought I had alot of time before having to worry about Pepper and what to do with him because of his crowing, but never thought about his aggressive male pattern behaviour until very recently.
Sunday, he started crowing.....albeit humourous...it made me nervous.
And then yesterday, I heard one of the hens screaming like never before. As I turned to look, Pepper was ontop of Vannilli and pulling at her head!
Backyard Chickens and all the other netinfo I digested over the past year didn't prepare me for what I saw. My immediate reaction was to throw a screwdriver at him to protect Vannilli and then I came to my senses.
I just wasn't ready for it....and neither was Vannilli by the sounds of it! lol
So questions...
1) Should I be expecting eggs soon?
2) Do I need to separate them?
3) Is this normal?
Thanks in advance