Hi everyone, I would like to hear suggestions from anyone who has been successful in getting a rooster change from attacking a hen to accepting her.
Behavior suggestions only please, not rehoming or culling.
We have a good hen to rooster ratio and plenty of space, water and food - no issues there.
The rooster was hatched by us, so he grew up in the flock. He is 9 months old now. The hen who gets attacked, Ivory, came into the flock when the rooster was a few months old. She was a little bit older than him and started laying eggs shortly after she became part of the flock. She is healthy and well liked by the other hens.
In the beginning our rooster really liked Ivory but once he 'became a man', he started attacking her. He plays nicely with all the others. Every day he chases her and will attack her, even drawing blood, unless humans intervene. When she sees him come towards her, often she squats down for him. If he is running towards her in attack mode however she runs.
I keep them separate, except for supervised interaction.
What are some things you have done and been successful in resolving something like this? I look forward to hearing and learning from you. Thank you!
Behavior suggestions only please, not rehoming or culling.
We have a good hen to rooster ratio and plenty of space, water and food - no issues there.
The rooster was hatched by us, so he grew up in the flock. He is 9 months old now. The hen who gets attacked, Ivory, came into the flock when the rooster was a few months old. She was a little bit older than him and started laying eggs shortly after she became part of the flock. She is healthy and well liked by the other hens.
In the beginning our rooster really liked Ivory but once he 'became a man', he started attacking her. He plays nicely with all the others. Every day he chases her and will attack her, even drawing blood, unless humans intervene. When she sees him come towards her, often she squats down for him. If he is running towards her in attack mode however she runs.
I keep them separate, except for supervised interaction.
What are some things you have done and been successful in resolving something like this? I look forward to hearing and learning from you. Thank you!
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