glorious chickens Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Hi in about 4-5months time i will be adding 8 hens to my 4 existing girls i was consideriing getting a range of different breeds probably 2 birds of 4 different breeds i first saw rhode island reds which look good have a good laying rate and i just liked them hehe but then i heard they can be really aggressive and be bullies, is this true?? i would like 2 rhodes hehe but i dont think i will be if they are aggressive and bullies. Please tell me ive heard wrongly lol. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I've got one and she's not aggressive at all . She's really sweet . I think often it's just down to personality rather than breed. (Having said that, I've never introduced her to anyone new, so I don't know how she'd behave then .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I have one and though she is top chook she is always the nicest to new chickens I introduce. They are lovely hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Gilda, my RIR, was a bit pecky with the others when we first started out. She quickly emerged as a contender for top chook position. We had to fit her with a bumper bit as she was going for the Cream Legbar in quite a big way. The bumper bit did the trick beautifully, it recently fell off, and there have been no more problems with her. She is a beautiful bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorious chickens Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Phew im really pleased to hear that, thanks for all your replies and so fast hehe. and thank god for omlet hehe i wouldnt know where to go with out it :D just one question though whats a bumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 A bumper bit is a plastic beak clip which can be fitted on a hen's beak to stop her from pulling the feathers out of other birds. See here: viewtopic.php?t=22584 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorious chickens Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Oh right ok then thanks do they work and do they just fall off or do you take them off if so when do you know when to take them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 If fitted correctly they should stay on for a while, some people have reported that three months is not unusual. Once the bumper bit has fallen off the hen may forget the habit but sometimes you need to fit another bumper bit if they havent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorious chickens Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 oh right ok then thanks a lot i think ill get some on them just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Gilda's bumper bit stayed on for at least 6 months, and I recently found it in the run. They wear down and eventually snap and fall off. Gilda seems to have forgotten about pecking the others now, she is as good as gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
