jahya0
Songster
Hello everyone,
We've got a flock of 4 roosters (not by choice). Had 5 but lost 1 mysteriously about a month ago. No blood, no visible injuries. Our guys are about 8 months old. I'm not positive but I think they are white lohmans.
On to the current issue. About a week ago, our second biggest attacked the guy who's a bit smaller than him. Minor injury to the left side of his neck. Treated with veterinarian antibiotic spray. He seemed to fully recover.
Today, the same 2 appear to have gotten in a much bigger fight. Thor, our injured bird, has a very bloody left side of his neck. The birds are inside for tje winter, and we noticed blood spray on the walls. Not a deadly amount, but quite a bit. Our biggest and smallest guys look unaffected.
We're hopeful Thor will be ok. No active bleeding. He's eating, drinking, and crowing. Treated him again with vet spray. We separated Thor to be with only our smallest roo, as he's not aggressive at all.
The aggressor, Tatlı, is very aggressive. He started going after the smallest today. He's leaving the biggest alone.
I think we need to re-home Tatlı. I think he will try to kill the others. Is there any way to reduce his aggressive tendencies? Is re-homing the best solution?
We've got a flock of 4 roosters (not by choice). Had 5 but lost 1 mysteriously about a month ago. No blood, no visible injuries. Our guys are about 8 months old. I'm not positive but I think they are white lohmans.
On to the current issue. About a week ago, our second biggest attacked the guy who's a bit smaller than him. Minor injury to the left side of his neck. Treated with veterinarian antibiotic spray. He seemed to fully recover.
Today, the same 2 appear to have gotten in a much bigger fight. Thor, our injured bird, has a very bloody left side of his neck. The birds are inside for tje winter, and we noticed blood spray on the walls. Not a deadly amount, but quite a bit. Our biggest and smallest guys look unaffected.
We're hopeful Thor will be ok. No active bleeding. He's eating, drinking, and crowing. Treated him again with vet spray. We separated Thor to be with only our smallest roo, as he's not aggressive at all.
The aggressor, Tatlı, is very aggressive. He started going after the smallest today. He's leaving the biggest alone.
I think we need to re-home Tatlı. I think he will try to kill the others. Is there any way to reduce his aggressive tendencies? Is re-homing the best solution?