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== == He is protecting his hens and his property. He is also showing you he is the man - sort of like he would react around another rooster. He feels threatened. Roosters are complex creatures--not unlike human men. I have one rooster that never attacks me or the other roosters but who likes to give me "love bites" when I first pick him up each morning. I have another that is incredibly aggressive to the other roosters and will peck at me initially but who loves--demands it, in fact--being held, even turned on his back and having his feet rubbed. The third rooster is the only one who actually "attacks," and he's the biggest pussy cat of all. So, the shorter answer is that it takes time (a lot) to deal with roosters, but they are well worth the trouble. At least that's my opinion.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on the rooster. Some roosters will be very aggressive with chicks, while some have been reported to be extremely nice to them, going so far as to almost brood them. In general, the roosters will leave chicks alone unless they really get in his way, in which case he'll probably give them a swift peck, but not really attack them.
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∙ 13y agoThe rooster will do this for many reasons. Pullets not yet ready for mating compete for food and the rooster will bully them for the feed. He may also attempt to mate with a hen who is too young or too old and appear to be chasing them off when he is actually trying to catch them. He may also be asserting dominance on the pecking order of the flock.
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∙ 13y agoWell that means they are ready to mate. And soon when your breeding them the male pecks and bites at the female.
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∙ 10y agoRoosters get aggressive when the reach puberty. They become mean and will attack. Hens rarely become mean. If raised correctly they will probably never attack
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∙ 8y agoBecause roosters are territorial.
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∙ 12y agoYes.
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How do you get your rooster to mate with your hens?
rooster
Do you a have a rooster to have laying hens?
no. they will lay without a rooster
What rooster would be best for Rhode Island red hens besides Rhode Island red rooster?
my rooster. if u know what i mean.
How many roosters would it take to breed 3o hens?
The amount of roosters needed for breeding hens is about one rooster per ten hens
Can your rooster be in the same coop as the hens?
Of course he can. The rooster is meant to live with the hens as he is the protector of the flock. The roosters main job besides fertilizing the eggs is to face anything that may cause harm to his flock giving the hens time for escape.
What do you mean by unfertilised eggs?
Eggs are fertilized by a rooster, hens do not need a rooster to produce an egg, they will do this with or without mating. Eggs available at the grocery store are produced by hens that never have contact with a male bird. Fresh eggs bought from a farm or roadside stand are likely to have been fertilized since most farms keep a rooster both to protect the hens and to renew stock as the hens age out each year..
What number of hens should a rooster be with?
A good ratio is 1 rooster for every 15 hens. Many farms keep more hens than that and only one rooster, but that keeps him very busy.
Can a hen produce eggs without sex?
Absolutely yes. A hen does not need a rooster to produce eggs, she only produces fertile eggs when a rooster is involved. Many farm flocks do not have a rooster among the flock and egg production does not suffer in the slightest. A rooster job is to protect the flock and mate with the hens to produce offspring but the hens will continue to lay eggs with or without him.
Does a rooster do better with a hen?
Yes, a rooster will be happier with hens around.
Is a rooster male?
Yes, a rooster is a male chicken. Hens are female.
What does snuff the rooster mean?
"Snuff the Rooster" is an old expression meaning to extract a rooster from a hen house. Roosters are very territorial birds and highly protective of hens. Farmers use to try to keep their rooster(s) separate from their hens and the hen house, unless, of course, the farmers wanted breed the birds. If the rooster got into the hen house then they were difficult to get out because they would become aggressive due to all the hens being around. In order to get the rooster out of the hen house farmers would first remove all the hens and then fill the hen house with smoke. The rooster would begin snuffing the smoke and would eventually leave the hen house. Whenever a rooster would get in the hen house farmers would tell each other it was time to snuff the rooster and that's how the expression "Snuff the Rooster" came about. In times of war the expression is used as well meaning to kill or extract the person laying cover for their group (platoon, companies, units, etc...). The person laying cover is consider the rooster. It's a comparison to a real rooster because the person laying cover is given a violent/aggressive role to protect the group much like how a real rooster behaves when around hens. Usually the rooster is given a weapon that has a lot of fire power and sometimes this weapon is given the name rooster as well. The expression has been popularized from a song by Alice in Chains called "Rooster".
Should you keep your rooster in a different pen than the chickens?
There is no reason why you should unless the rooster is overly aggressive toward the hens. Roosters protect the flock and of course mate with the hens so unless you have an objection to fertilized eggs, then allow the rooster to be with his flock. Roosters are sociable creatures and should be allowed to mingle with the other birds.
