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| Rocky and Spinderella (pic from last fall) |
Rocky, the rooster, is exhibiting his
cockiness a little too frequently. The moment one of us opens the coop door for the hens in the morning, Rocky hops out and waits to
say hello to his hens. Each lady peeks out and ponders whether or not the joy of the outdoors is worth risking being Rocky's
favorite gal of the A.M. Eventually, each of our lovelies decides she'll face the danger, but what a way to start the day...every day.
Lucy-poo has never fully gotten her feathers back from last fall's molting. Unfortunately, I don't see her feathers growing back anytime soon. Rocky's feet grab onto her sides, exactly where her bare skin is already showing. Her neck is also nearly featherless. And I think her skin is getting sun-burned.
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| Check our her neck too. |
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| Up close. Poor Lucy! |
What to do? I called our chicken doctor, and she assured me this is all natural. I guess so, but I wonder if this is really too much. Do I need more hens? Should I separate the hens from Rocky for a while? I've hesitated in doing that because it is summertime, and there is not a lot of shade on either parts of our run.And after all, despite Rocky's
exploits, I really do love the guy.
Chicken people and non-chicken people, help! Am I being too sensitive, or should I protect my ladies from their overzealous roo?
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