I'll have to look closer at the saddle feathers.
The other day two of the cockerels were chest bumping each other and ended up in a beak-lock. I was amazed when my rooster, Captain Jack went over and broke them up. He ran over to them and made a warning sound, then made another sound and stuck his head between them to break them up and then chased one away from the other! I love that rooster. I really think I got lucky with him, he's never aggressive with me or any other humans.
I admit when he first arrived, I thought I had made a mistake because he gave my remaining two hens a hard time trying to control them. They were practically naked from all the aggressive handling by CJ! But he finally won and the girls' feathers all grew back. It was hard to let my girls go through that.
Now I sing praises about him! (Picture taken in summer)
