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Broody Roo?

post #1 of 13
1/26/12 at 6:59am
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so one of my roosters has a new thing.........

 

  first of all hes a ameracauna/jersey giant cross

 

 he wont get off  the eggs in the box.....he has 6 of them right now and wont leave them alone if i try to take them from him he bites the crap out of me..

 he also wont let any of the hens in that particular box hes been on these egss for 3 days now and wont get up...i tried pushin him off but to no avail he just jumps back in and sits back down!

 

 anyone ever seen this before??....i'll try to get a pic of him doin this if i can

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post #2 of 13
1/26/12 at 5:01pm

Strange. sure its a he?

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post #3 of 13
1/26/12 at 5:04pm

U certain it's a roo?

 

I was certain Marylou was a hen...he's proved me very wrong.

 

Let us know what happens. Very curious!

~Marcy Lauryl~
13 hens, 2 roos, 8 muscovies, 2 turkey poults, 2 Indian Runners ducklings, and  incubating chicks & ducks cause I'm addicted! 2 drooling English Mastiffs, 1 naughty Welsh Corgi, 2 obnoxious cats, 3 little boys, and 1 husband. I'm a nurse & a picker...
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~Marcy Lauryl~
13 hens, 2 roos, 8 muscovies, 2 turkey poults, 2 Indian Runners ducklings, and  incubating chicks & ducks cause I'm addicted! 2 drooling English Mastiffs, 1 naughty Welsh Corgi, 2 obnoxious cats, 3 little boys, and 1 husband. I'm a nurse & a picker...
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post #4 of 13
1/26/12 at 5:11pm
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well hes around 18 months and looks like a rooster  cockadoodledooo...definetly a roo

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post #5 of 13
1/26/12 at 5:14pm

We need pics now!!

 

Have you seen him mating your girls? (not related to above request just to clarify ha ha)

~Marcy Lauryl~
13 hens, 2 roos, 8 muscovies, 2 turkey poults, 2 Indian Runners ducklings, and  incubating chicks & ducks cause I'm addicted! 2 drooling English Mastiffs, 1 naughty Welsh Corgi, 2 obnoxious cats, 3 little boys, and 1 husband. I'm a nurse & a picker...
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~Marcy Lauryl~
13 hens, 2 roos, 8 muscovies, 2 turkey poults, 2 Indian Runners ducklings, and  incubating chicks & ducks cause I'm addicted! 2 drooling English Mastiffs, 1 naughty Welsh Corgi, 2 obnoxious cats, 3 little boys, and 1 husband. I'm a nurse & a picker...
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post #6 of 13
1/26/12 at 7:14pm

I've heard of hens crowing before.

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post #7 of 13
1/27/12 at 2:30pm
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he's always jumpin my hens.....now i just have to figure out how to upload a picture...i got him off the eggs...and got a pic of him crowing

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post #8 of 13
1/27/12 at 3:23pm

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1 Easter Egger, 2 Red Rocks, 2 Rhode Island Red, 3 Barred Rocks, 7 Buff Orpington (6 hens, & 1 Rooster) and 29 chicks all ages

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1 Easter Egger, 2 Red Rocks, 2 Rhode Island Red, 3 Barred Rocks, 7 Buff Orpington (6 hens, & 1 Rooster) and 29 chicks all ages

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post #9 of 13
1/27/12 at 4:27pm
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http://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6152464/user_id/116026......

 

 

 soory it wont let me just post it up on here and i also apologize because it is sideways....i got a new phone and havent figured it out yet...but as you can see its definetly a roo

 

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post #10 of 13
1/27/12 at 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by chicken poo View Post

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 soory it wont let me just post it up on here and i also apologize because it is sideways....i got a new phone and havent figured it out yet...but as you can see its definetly a roo

 



 

 

 

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