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jessica g
Lv 5
jessica g asked in PetsOther - Pets · 1 decade ago

help! my rooster is fighting one of my hens for no reason.. what should i do????

one of my roosters just started fighting one of my hens. i have 8 chicks all together and they are all one month old. he just started doing this like 2 days ago. he jumps up and trys to spur her. i have them all together and its not when there in there pen its when i let them out. also whenever one of the other chickens does something the rooster gets really mad. the hen trys to fight him when he does that too. he has tried to fight the other rooster too. should i seporate the rooster from the other chickens or do you think he will stop? i was thinking about just putting him in his own pen for a while and then moving him back with the others but im afraid the other rooster will fight him then. non of them have gotten hurt because the rooster hasnt gotten big spurs yet but i think soon he might hurt them if he keeps doing this and i dont do anything about it.... so please what should i do?!?!?! thanks!!!!

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  • Someone Else
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    I would seperate them...but this is normal for the rooster to do this...he is telling the hens that he is the boss. Hence "pecking order". Good Luck

    Source(s): Chicken owner
  • J C
    1 decade ago

    You should seperate them because he could really hurt the hen in the long run then again he may stop in a day or two it is hard to tell some times

    Source(s): owning chickens
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