I have a beautiful Brahma rooster that we have had for 2 years. A very good rooster, watches over his flock, and isn't mean. However we have noticed a problem. We introduced a new flock last year of hens and noticed 3 of them looked more rooster like, but they are indeed hens, as they lay eggs. We call them "rooster hens." Anyways, they tend to be bullies, but most the time were put into their place by either the rooster or other hens.
Now it seems their bad habits have drifted to the other hens. They would yank feathers off our rooster when his back was turned. So, he no longer has his beautiful tail plume, and around his anus is bare. Also, his neck is bare, from them pecking off feathers there.
Our thought, is to remove the rooster, and put him with a new (future) flock of pullets, so he's away from the other hens and can possibly get his plumage back.
Thoughts? The hens don't yank feathers out of the other hens, just the rooster. Also, since they aren't all tagged and we don't have a camera, we don't know exactly which ones are doing it.
Now it seems their bad habits have drifted to the other hens. They would yank feathers off our rooster when his back was turned. So, he no longer has his beautiful tail plume, and around his anus is bare. Also, his neck is bare, from them pecking off feathers there.
Our thought, is to remove the rooster, and put him with a new (future) flock of pullets, so he's away from the other hens and can possibly get his plumage back.
Thoughts? The hens don't yank feathers out of the other hens, just the rooster. Also, since they aren't all tagged and we don't have a camera, we don't know exactly which ones are doing it.