Wethers who still have the urge

[dianneS]

My sister had a wether that still had one retained testicle and he became a buck as the other one descended!

I have two wethers and the larger one mounts his brother from time to time! I think its a dominance thing, nothing more. He doesn't stink and he doesn't go after the girls, just his little brother! He doesn't even seem like he knows what he's doing. He does it when they are playing and he's all wound up! I guess he doesn't know what to do with himself next!

 

[savingdogs]

Heh, I have almost the same situation, except I have two females and the wether. He isn't smelly. One of the females humps the smallest female, I think they have a dominence thing they want to show off.

Considering my roo is very active with my hens, my yard could be classed as playboy mansion too!

Is there any reason to stop them, I mean, can they hurt each other?

 

[dianneS]

I had the craziest morning a few days ago! Everyone was going nuts! The wethers were mounting each other, the does mounting one another, wethers on does, everyone was taking turns, swapping partners and running around, jumping, and carrying on!

I know I have two does in heat, but it was a particularly cold morning too, so maybe they were just trying to work up some body heat! It was crazy. I couldn't see how they could hurt each other. It didn't seem as though they were doing anything "seriously", they all just seemed to be playing around, and it didn't look like anyone really knew what he or she was doing anyway!

Luckily, it wore off and they're over it now!