Thank you. She was so sweet. She and the one he attacked last night were sisters to each other and to HIM! They all grew up together, yet all he wanted to do was kill them for whatever reason as he power-pecked their heads. He'd have killed the 2nd one had I not seen it and caught it in time.
Glad you joined.
The best one is one of the ones that kept mounting her thoughHello and welcome to BYC!
I would corral all but the best cockerel and either rehome or grow out and eat the others.
They only gang up on her because she and the other hen I got last year are sexually mature. The boys tend to leave the pullets alone, probably because they aren't ready to lay yet. And from what I noticed, the adult they ganged up on doesn't even fight back, she tries to run but ends up taking it, whereas the other adult will at least peck at the boys to try to keep them off of her. This just started within the past few days.Hello and welcome to BYC!
I would definitely not allow the boys to gang up one one gal. Absolutely rehome all but one, which ever one seems most docile.
Best wishes with your flock!
Good luck with your flock, and your cockerels. But they just started doing this within the past few days, and I'm pretty sure it's only because of their drive for mating and the adults are the only ones who are sexually mature, whereas the pullets still have a month probably. They aren't aggressive, they are hormonally driven.
