tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post3192821481297105740..comments2024-03-12T14:47:27.655+10:00Comments on Life at Arbordale Farm: Rooster WarsFiona from Arbordale Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-11679991600540140122013-06-19T06:06:25.666+10:002013-06-19T06:06:25.666+10:00We've had to separate roosters for this reason...We've had to separate roosters for this reason. Our most aggressive was a bantam! He drew blood from several others. He had to go in the end. He was too nasty!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975556587020883049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-13726870790455492792013-06-19T05:27:53.162+10:002013-06-19T05:27:53.162+10:00We too are lucky to have harmonious roosters. They...We too are lucky to have harmonious roosters. They've all grown up together and even as the new generations come to maturity they just seem to slot in. Sure there are some fisticuffs on occasion but never have I seen blood and the only war we had was when a new rooster came in from outside. He was put straight into quarantine and Mr Skinny-Legs (as our kids renamed him) and Black Boy (our top cock) were having a right old go at each other. With 1cm mesh though it was just a great display as no harm could be done to either Mr Skinny-Legs was destined for the pot though so it was a short term issue only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-57998356260296400932013-06-18T13:52:43.919+10:002013-06-18T13:52:43.919+10:00I hope that Big Reds pride wasnt hurt, as he obvio...I hope that Big Reds pride wasnt hurt, as he obviously came off worse. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-8481249380987296972013-06-18T11:59:21.077+10:002013-06-18T11:59:21.077+10:00yes, roosters are stupid! But then we ended up wi...yes, roosters are stupid! But then we ended up with a few that all got on ok, so we've kept them. I hope that a few from the next hatch will fit in and we can keep harmonious roosters, because it is a pain if you have to keep them separate. I don't know if we did anything special, we may have just been lucky with rooster personalities and they all worked out how to get along. The funniest was when we had 6 young roosters that we were growing up to eat, and they were in the house yard, which we thought that the big rooster couldn't get into, but he must have found a gap in the fence. I think he was intimidated by all the small roosters, so he just hung out with them all day, they walked around in a big group, I couldn't believe it as that rooster was usually so aggressive! So all I can tell you is that its not impossible to find roosters that will live together harmoniously, but I don't know what to do about two that are currently fighting, apart from just separating them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.com