Bad boys

I heard a right commotion this morning and when I went to investigate found Wellington my Welsummer Cock pecking the heck out of poor old Mr Darcy my Orpington Cock.  Darce was laying as if dead when I got to him but when I picked him up he was breathing heavy but ok.  I gave him a big cuddle and put him in the garage to recover from his ordeal and he has now come out and is feeding again.

It was odd because last night I found him roosting in the greenhouse which is dry and draught free so maybe he should be allowed to stay there tonight if he does it again.

I don't want to have to lose any of them but don't want him to be bullied either and I know if I sold him he would probably go for eating.

All in all a very distressing morning :cry:

Plus side, lots of my girls are laying and I have an abundance of eggs, in fact with the duck eggs I have them coming out of my ears so to speak  

Hi Foxy, yes he has been through the wars today so I let him roost in the little room at the end of the greenhouse tonight.  I am going to have to keep an eye out but I can't see what happening every minute of the day unfortunatly.  I am going to ask my daughters OH to come and build me another run so that I can do some seperating.  I have loads of room, its just time and weather that holds us up. :?

Doubtful  he is really getting nasty with the others now so I shut him in the run on his own all day and left the rest out in the garden to get some peace.  I think he will have to go as he is a big bird and some of my poor little girls are going to get hurt by him.  It is a shame as he is magnificent but he is so rough with them. :cry: