Chicken bald back

[balti]

Hi

Brother and sister now have a new friend - a little polish frizzle (girl).. Initially there was WW3 when i

brought her in, I took her out the same night as she was attacked! After separating the girl from her brother - the

two girls mostly lived in harmony, the frizzle loves her.

I then brought the cockerel back in and they all tolerate each other but i notice as we near dusk he struts around

alot - pacing up and down and has a go at the 2 girls, mostly following the frizzle and chases her. Occasionally pulling

out a feather or standing over her as she cowers in the corner. I have never owned a polish frizzle before, and

she is delight but runs around screaming from him even if he goes near her, this mostly happens late evening -

last night she would not go to bed and tried to roost on an outside bar. I put her in eventually.

 

Is this normal?

 

I always thought that cockerels love all chickens and protects them? Our other cockerel lives with 6 girls and

he loves them - sees them all to bed and not vicious at all.

 

I have only had the frizzle a week and was told by the owner that she thinks she is a girl but slightly young yet. There is no indication at all on her that she is a boy. No red bits plus she shows no signs of trying to fight the

cockerel either .

 

Can any one give any advice?

 

Thanks !!

[sjp]

it's mainly teenage hormones at play but also young cockerels need teaching manners normally by a strong willed hen

I've got 2 cockerels father and son both I've hatched with broodies dad's in with my older girls since he was 26 weeks old and by an large is a good lad but he was 'slapped' hard by my gold legbar just after he went in with that mob so he knows his place. his son is in with a group of nice natured girls and has not been 'slapped' into place so he can get a bit frustrated when 'his' girls don't do what he thinks they should sadly the girls know his place in the pecking order is lower than he thinks it is

personally I'd separate the youngster from the girls until they are older and the girls are laying he'll only be a pest for the next few months you could let them free range a bit together if he behaves himself

[balti]

oh really??

 

When i hatched 2 eggs only in the spring i did'nt realise the after effects... I built a lovely WIR last year to get

everyone under same roof - so i didnt have to drag those eglus around the garden.... now i will have 2 extra houses

on lawn! -)

 

So i should reintroduce him when they girls are laying? They might be big enough to put him in his place then ?

 

Ok i will do so today - thanks for your help!!!