Building a Hobby Farm- from woods to eggs

[greenmule]

Some roosters,[them red ones are bad at this],just are to protective or whatever,they won't learn. Even if you saw their spurs off they keep coming,and they might be a little less harmfull and all,but,that surprise factor still gets you,the fun wears off soon[unless you're sister in law comes to see you,than it gets fun again],but... We had a mean[two] red roosters,but we had a dominic who was pretty tame actually never even acted like it would,,it was a good rooster,very big[one of those big kinda black/blue white speckeled chickens],

Used to raise fighting chickens for a few years in my teens,you talk about wild chickens. They cut their spurs off[and combs] and fasten razor blades on instead when they fight.

Nice little hens though,lay little brown eggs and can fly better than a wild turkey. One will go away and a while later here it comes with 6-8 biddies.

 

[Tororider]

Yeah, a good friend with chickens said every time you go near your rooster you make sure you run him off, whether just yourself or with a broom or stick or whatever. You make sure he knows that you are in charge and you will have less problems. I would just make sure you are really careful with the boys around. It may be easier to start with a rooster from a very young age and make sure he is a lap dog.

 

[tony123]

I didn't know if I should just calmly walk away, or show him who's boss? Seems either way could encourage him.

At least, for now, it's only happened twice in the 50 times I've walked around him.

Tractor now has over a hundred hours since I last changed the fluids, so I'll be doing that in the next few weeks to get ready for mowing season. I hope some neighbors let me mow for them. I love me some seat time!

 

[greenmule]

Probably won't matter,alls you got to do is get within so many feet of most ones that like to flog you.

The last one I killed,tried for several weeks,by chasing,kicking,even got a stick after him,but he would try it again,told my wife if she wanted the **** thing she better train it. Well,after about 3-4 weeks,I took a club and went after it,it didn't make it. Seems to me even after I had almost hit it with several bone breaking type blows,it still was fighting back.

Best thing you could do is get you some biddies,dominic kind,raise them,save you the hens and a rooster out of the bunch that you want,butcher the rest.

 

[tony123]

Well, I'm not convinced I have a problem rooster. He's just doing what roosters do. I expect and welcome that. Won't be beating him down with any clubs.

 

[greenmule]

Just telling you what an old country boy who's been around roosters for 53 years does.

Course you wouldn't have to beat him to death with a club,[that last one just made me extra mad,what do they say in the gheto,I went medieval on it?],you can just catch it when its roosting and ring its neck.

 

[Tororider]

Well, I'm not convinced I have a problem rooster. He's just doing what roosters do. I expect and welcome that. Won't be beating him down with any clubs.

I agree with you about protecting his girls, but you have to protect your boys. Just be sure they know to steer well clear of him because spurring is an injury that often gets complicated by infection.

 

[tony123]

As if the rooster wasn't adding enough excitement around here....we just got ourselves a new security system for the farm!



Her name is Dharma and she's about 4 months old! As you may remember, we lost our Lab (that you see in many of these photos) back in the summer. Riley was a great boy, and is missed terribly.

We couldn't hardly survive without a dog around. So we've been tossing the idea around for months now and decided that security would be an awfully nice feature in a dog now that we live out in the dark woods!

She's been as sweet as can be, but it didn't take long to see differences in the breeds and to see that she considers watching out for us her top priority.

Yesterday I took her out to potty and forgot that the chickens were out. The rooster came running full steam at us! I grabbed up Dharma and put her back in the house just before we were both tought a lesson! We're going to have to let it happen sooner or later, so they can sort out things. I could tell that Dharma only needs one lesson and she won't look at another chicken!

 

[Tororider]

I can't tell for sure from the picture, is that a GSD? She looks great, I can't wait to get a dog.

 

[tony123]

Hey Toro! Sorry, I thought it was obvious in the photo, but I guess it is a dark one.

Yes, Dharma is a German Shepherd. She came from a friend that is a retired K9 Officer. He still breeds and trains for the department. So as best I know of dogs, she's a real quality one.

I feel better knowing there is a better set of ears around here than my own.