Gentling a rooster

[Atchurch]

I would just rather have a rooster that respects me. Rojo never blocks me, never gets in front of me, always moves out of my way, never tidbits or dances at me. He does not treat me as if I am a hen or rooster. And that is as it should be, IMO.

I SO wish any of my boys did like that. But, they all have the same daddy. Rhode Island Red. All their mothers are barred rocks. I was hoping that would help chill them out. But, we're gonna cull the meanest and then let the other, separated one in with the others and see how it shakes out. Then the worst of those two will have to go. Only 10 girls, so we can only keep one boy.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Good luck!

 

[NC Amazonchick]

Thankful for this post! I have 3 boys and one girl who are just coming up on 18 weeks. Hatched by me, in an incubator and raised together. The boys are starting to fight. They're in with 9 older females and their one sibling little girl. I'm gonna try this with the one picking fights and see if he can't chill out. He's sweet with people and I don't want to have to cull him!

How did that go?

 

[Atchurch]

How did that go?

It's been either too cold or wet to do anything with them. But two are separated and one's with the girls. Everybody's okay so far.

 

[Still Amateur]

I would just rather have a rooster that respects me. Rojo never blocks me, never gets in front of me, always moves out of my way, never tidbits or dances at me. He does not treat me as if I am a hen or rooster. And that is as it should be, IMO.

“Rojo”, I like that name!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

“Rojo”, I like that name!

Thanks, lol, I like to say he named himsrlf.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

I want a roo just for chicks, but my kids would make him mean. They dont have the maturity needed for a roo. So hens it is.

 

[gimmie birdies]

But you can always buy chicks.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

But you can always buy chicks.

Yes, not as adorable as watching our lovely hens become mommies. And i heard hen raised chicks have extra resistance to coccidiosis.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

But the ones you raise yourself are often tamer ...