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<blockquote data-quote="EverythingDucks" data-source="post: 25952193" data-attributes="member: 571266"><p>I'm currently trying to rehome four of the cockerels. No luck yet.</p><p></p><p>As for the bullied cockerel, he is a Polish and his head feathers haven't been able to fully come in due to being picked on in the brooder.</p><p>At first it was not just the other cockerels who were picking on him. Which ever ones saw the blood from his feathers breaking would pick on him. So he was removed from the coop (long story) for about two days. I was hoping it hadn't been too long and set him in the coop while I was adding bedding to the box I was keeping him in, and two of the other cockerels immediately went after him. This was at night when they were all on the roosting bars.</p><p></p><p>This was obviously not a smart decision on my part, which I realized right away. I'm not sure I would consider this all to be aggression from the cockerels. It seems to me like they were just picking on him because of the bald spot and only attacked when I set him back in after being separated for a few days.</p><p></p><p>Aside from the situation with the polish (who is now in a dog kennel in the coop) the cockerels are getting along fine. The few times they've bothered eachother another cockerel broke it up. </p><p>Though I do have way too many at the moment and one of them likes to bite so I will be rehoming all but three. </p><p>I'm trying to figure out how to deal with them until they're gone if they do cause any problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EverythingDucks, post: 25952193, member: 571266"] I'm currently trying to rehome four of the cockerels. No luck yet. As for the bullied cockerel, he is a Polish and his head feathers haven't been able to fully come in due to being picked on in the brooder. At first it was not just the other cockerels who were picking on him. Which ever ones saw the blood from his feathers breaking would pick on him. So he was removed from the coop (long story) for about two days. I was hoping it hadn't been too long and set him in the coop while I was adding bedding to the box I was keeping him in, and two of the other cockerels immediately went after him. This was at night when they were all on the roosting bars. This was obviously not a smart decision on my part, which I realized right away. I'm not sure I would consider this all to be aggression from the cockerels. It seems to me like they were just picking on him because of the bald spot and only attacked when I set him back in after being separated for a few days. Aside from the situation with the polish (who is now in a dog kennel in the coop) the cockerels are getting along fine. The few times they've bothered eachother another cockerel broke it up. Though I do have way too many at the moment and one of them likes to bite so I will be rehoming all but three. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with them until they're gone if they do cause any problems. [/QUOTE]
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