[Ag-eq] Roosters

[Jewel]

A couple of weeks out of date, but when I  kept a few chooks, I had a rooster that I called John 
Halifax:  Gentleman, and gentleman he, truly was, and he was so gentle with his wives, but his son 
who, eventually, I put in the roasting pan was a very different story.  I did  not handle him, and 
he was as rough as sacks with the chooks which appeared to upset his kindly parent.

Jewel

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From: "dogwood farm via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 4:13 AM
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Cc: "dogwood farm" <dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Ag-eq] Roosters

Yes Jewel, the rooster incident you speak of was my rooster, Big Red.
I loved the fact that Rhoad Island roosters were extremely protective
of their hens.  I never had an incident of the cats ever bothering
that coop when he was still alive.  The rake became extremely
necessary for me after that attack.  My husband would not let me go in
either the coop or run without it.  As long as I kept it between me
and them or kept it slightly swinging, he kept his distance.  The hens
could have cared less, they scurried around it and me without a care.
He was a big boy and I wished I had one in the other two coops.  One
had no rooster and the other had a Bard Rock.

Susan
dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com

On 1/10/18, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I've always heard that they can be aggressive.  I've owned some Rhode
> Island
> red mix hens, but never a rooster.
>
> Nella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel via Ag-eq
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 9:23 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: Jewel
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Cold
>
> I don't know if it was on this list, or perhaps it was goatsplus, someone
> gave us a graphic account of when she was attacked by her Rhode Island Red
> rooster.  They are birds with an * attitude and must be WATCHED and WATCHED
> very carefully.
> After that attack, she never entered the chook run without  a weapon:  a
> rake:  .  "Once bitten, twice shy!":
> The rooster  had one more go at her, but he found what the rake was for and
> never tried it on a third time, but he always made an aggressive display,
> clearly telling her that if she forgot the rake, or turned her back, he was
> ready and armed and would not hesitate to rip her up again!
>          Jewel
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> From: "dogwood farm via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 4:38 AM
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "dogwood farm" <dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Cold
>
> Tracy
>
> I did have chickens and my last dozen were killed by a particular farrel
> tom
> cat from June to October about 4 years ago.  We are working to strip out
> the
> coops with new wire top to bottom and doing extreme cat proofing as we go
> along.
>
> With cold weather like this, the main thing we did is to make sure that
> they
> were shut up tight over night, checked their water twice daily for ice,
> made
> sure their inside food (mash) stayed accessible and their scratch was
> either
> spread on a wooden plank inside if it was actively snowing or on a cleared
> plank outside in their run.  My Rhoad Island Red rooster was extremely
> protective of his hens and if there was snow outside he would not let them
> go outside threw the little hen door.  We would have to open the bigger
> people door and stand between him and the door so they could get outside
> for
> a while.  He would only allow them to eat their scratch if it was on the
> ground or on the plank, anything else such as a flattened feed bag or the
> lid of a bucket and he acted as though there was a wolverine in the pin.
>
> The cold didn't seem to bother them very much as long as they had their
> creature comforts and a little more shavings in their boxes and straw on
> the
> floor.  They spent the majority of their time inside their hen boxes or
> scratching around in the straw.  Little to no egs were laid in this time
> period because they were still considered in their molting stage.  I would
> gather eggs during the evening feeding to lessen the chance of freezing,
> but
> if they did freeze and slightly crack, the cold protected them and they
> could still be used safely, as long as they were used that day.  Very
> rarely
> did that happen.
>
> Matt and I both really miss the little buggers.  Their contented clucking
> and the roosters crowing became such a calming background noise that when
> you aren't hearing it any more, it really leaves a void around the farm.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>
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