Well, it's normal for the rooster to grab a mouthful of feathers to keep his balance when he's doing his thing. The problem is that Ninja 's neck is bald so her skin gets it. All your hens are a bit bald and they will probably stay that way. So it's time for a bigger harem and hen hoodies, I think
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We have 3 "bare-necks", that's the ones you are talking about. The others are gingers and got the full feathered coat 😄, until now...
There is 2 different types of behaviour, the one when he mounts them and peck, that's for sure, but he also try to hurt them when he isn't mounting them, I am sure of this. Either we can stop these bad behaviours, and keep the right ones, or just find a better suited rooster.
Has that guy a better voice? 🤣
I can't pick up my rooster like this haha.
Ya, this guy was a bit easier on my ears :) If you raise them from chicks and keep them tame, yes, they will allow you to hold them haha
I have a few comments about what he's saying there. The rooster he kept is still young and was fighting with the older, established rooster and was still the underdog. Now that his rival is gone, things could change...
Yes, you are seeing 2 types of behaviour, one mating and one dominance-related. As I said before, pecking order is a thing, it's normal for chickens to behave like that. More hens and more space for the persecuted ones to escape is the only solution. I have mainly kept bantams, who preferred to pair off and didn't operate in a flock and behaved more kindly towards each other but if you don't want to end up with a huge number of hens running all over, shitting everywhere and wrecking the garden then it's rooster stew time.
Hahaha there were some really valid points, and you cracked me up a few times too!
At the moment, I let them roam on the field during the day, they like to hang around the apple trees, and they are all quite peaceful. More hens means more chicken to eat though 😁, chicken breasts with lemon sauce Nando's style, or with a peri peri one, creamy mushroom could work also...
Free-range chickens taste great! Because they are hens and older, they are a little tougher but gentle simmering in a slow cooker gives great results
I am going to think about it, especially I am sure a rooster is tougher to eat...
No difference between roosters and hens, it's just age that makes meat tougher. Nothing that stewing won't fix
Thanks, long stew it is then!