Hi, I have 10 hens and one Beautiful black rooster who we reared from a chick. He is a great caring rooster who really minds his hens and protects them but the problem is he is so rough with them when mating that he is doing some real damage.
4 of the hens, his favorites, are almost bald on top and on their backs and have real red patches on their wings.
I have sprayed them with antibiotic spray to stop infection and have separated them from the brood to give them a chance to heal but they really want to go back to him and are fretting a lot.
How long will it take for them to recover and what will i do with the rooster. Because we raised him we are really attached to him. I filed down his nails but that's about all i can do. We want baby chicks so we need him.
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Hen Saver! by: Elizabeth R.
There is a product called "Hen Saver" and it is for just that: saving your hens from over-zealous roosters!
I'm planning on ordering about 5 or so for my own hens as my roos are doing quite a number on their backs as well.
I don't think they're too pricey and you can get different style too - ones that also have shoulder protectors for the girls' raw spots on the top of the wings (my girls have those bare/raw spots too). Hope this helps and good luck!
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