Roosterless
Some folks seem to do well with more than one rooster. I’ve read of cases where roosters don’t fight and actually help one another watch the flock. We have not had the privilege of such an experience.
| Our flock consists of Buff Orpingtons, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Speckled Sussex, and a few mixes. |
This past summer we had two broody hens, each raising only one chick. Both turned out to be cockerels. Our Wyandotte rooster was pretty good with them as chicks. Unlike roosters past, he pretty much tolerated and ignored them. I compared the roosters of our experience in “Rules With An Iron Claw“, and I hoped peace would continue in the chicken yard.
| The Sultan with part of his harem. He had a marked preference for the Buffs |
I called the two cockerels R2 and R3. As they got older The Sultan started chasing them away from the hens, food, and coop. R2 was pretty intimidated by him, but as time went on R3 got bolder. When The Sultan started backing off, we knew a challenge for the top spot would be going from a simmer to a full boil in a matter of time.
| R3 in the background. R2 was usually hiding behind the coop. |
Initially, the two young roosters kept their distance from one another, but eventually they paired up. Every morning The Sultan would chase them behind the coop where they would hide until the chickens were let out to free range. Then they would go back into the coop and wait for a hen to come lay her egg, where they would jump her.
The chicken yard was in a constant uproar. As the crowing, challenging, and chasing got worse, we knew it was time to do something. The Sultan too. For his good qualities he had some bad ones, particularly that he would bully the hens. They are the producers on the homestead and they needed a break.
So. We are currently roosterless, peace resides once again, and I have three roosters in the freezer. Such is life on the homestead.
Source: http://www.5acresandadream.com/2015/02/roosterless.html
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