Weird crowing and cockerel interactions.

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

I have 2 9 month old Icelandic cockerals.

The black one was lower in the order than the white/green/gold one.

I had a cantankerous year old BCM that I put back with them for about 8 weeks before I ate the BCM. This was in October.

During that time, the black cockeral became dominant of white/gold.

In with them are, 4 more cockerels. All 5 months. 3 Delaware and a bantam gold lace Wyandotte.

There are approx 29 pullets and a few hens in the coop.

The black Icie crows normally. The gold/white has a much higher pitched crow. Black chases white a lot. Both of them will pull the Delwares off pullets if they aren’t getting mating right/being rough. The icelandic pullets will also peck the Delawares when they rough mate any chicken, not just themselves. The delwares don’t really fight back and take off.

1 of the delwares will be eaten. The bantam will be given away. I segregated black icie for a few days (crate in coop) and white has asserted control of the coop.

Does the high pitched crow indicate some kind of development for white icie?

How much success should i expect when black icie gets back into general population? Is it likely he will stop chasing off the white?

 

[sourland]

Sounds as if the white bird is still maturing; however, that may be his crow for life. They will fight when the black Icie is returned to the flock. Whoever wins will make life difficult for the loser. Just roosters/cockerels being normal.

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

Sounds as if the white bird is still maturing; however, that may be his crow for life. They will fight when the black Icie is returned to the flock. Whoever wins will make life difficult for the loser. Just roosters/cockerels being normal.

Spent some time at lunch. White bird was being a little more aggressive than usual.

But it’s winter and they don’t have as much outdoor time. And the crows/ravens have been hanging about more.

Looks like One of the Icelandics will be moved to a separate coop come spring. I have one that needs a bit of fixing and can throw up a hoop house pretty easy.