by " Jill" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 6, 2008 at 09:35 PM
Tracie wrote:
> Help! I'm having a nightmare with my Marans cockerel. He has started
> attacking one of the hens. I don't know why he has started doing
> this - I can only put it down to the fact that she won't let him have
> his wicked way with her. I'm really worried for this hens well-being
> and am keeping them seperate best I can but would like to know
> whether the cockerel should be living in seperate quarters or the hen?
>
> If I seperate the hen she worries as she wants to be with the others
> but I can't let her because of the cockerel attacks!
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Tracie
What do you mean by attacking?
Do you really want to perpetuate this trait into the next generation?
But meantime -- separate the cockerel.
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regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
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