A Buff Orpington rooster.
The two chickens I had been looking at, beautiful golden Buff Orpingtons, called to me. I mean not just figuratively. It turns out the chickens were BOTH roosters. One of the roosters appeared to be a mature fellow and the reason I thought the other was a hen was because the comb on his head and spurs on his legs had not fully formed. Then bless it’s little chicken heart, it cockadoodledooed right in front of me. Hah! Busted!
But you know what? These two roosters were in the same chicken run and they were getting along. Am I wrong in thinking you should have just one rooster to a flock?
This from Backyardchickens.com
I have two roosters. One was the alpha but has been challenged by the other. Can they live in peace or must one go?
You will not be able to make them be friends. They may work out the new positions themselves and the pecking might subside. If not you may have to find a way to let them out alternate days with the hens. A product called Blu Kote, sold in most tack stores for cuts on horses, is good to put on the injured comb to discourage more pecking and help it heal. Use a Q-tip to apply it, careful to not get it in the eyes.
I don’t think I am up to patch and repair routines in my chicken flock.
Which brings me to another question, why do roosters feel the need to holler during the day? I assume it’s calling to the girls or claiming territory.
I can handle the early morning wake up call because that’s pretty farmy, but in the middle of the day? If I really wanted a noisy bird, I’d get an African Grey parrot and at least there would be a larger vocabulary.
