Re: Nasty cockerel!


" Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tracie wrote:
If I seperate the hen she worries as she wants to be with the others
but I can't let her because of the cockerel attacks!

Thanks in advance

Tracie

What do you mean by attacking?

Chasing her and as she cowers from him he just starts to peck her quite
nastily. He just seems to have this hatred thing going on with her.

Do you really want to perpetuate this trait into the next generation?

I do agree with you but on the otherhand he is human-friendly ( I helped him
out of his shell and have handled him every day since), and he is quite
gentle when mating the other hens - just this particular one he has taken
exception to.


But meantime -- separate the cockerel.

I thought you might suggest that so I have done.

Thanks

Tracie



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