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He’s definitely not a hen just not acting like a normal roosterSo he's a rooster? He should be exhibiting some type of behaviour by now. I kind of have a feeling you were sold a crowing hen...
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He’s definitely not a hen just not acting like a normal roosterSo he's a rooster? He should be exhibiting some type of behaviour by now. I kind of have a feeling you were sold a crowing hen...
It does almost seem that he’s depressed but I got him August 12th so he has had plenty of time to settle.Might he be depressed after a change in where he lives?
I'm sorry. Hopefully he gets betterIt does almost seem that he’s depressed but I got him August 12th so he has had plenty of time to settle.
I am going to make an appointment at my vets if he doesn’t pick up as I am really worried about him as past few days he’s become more withdrawn he doesn’t even want to roost with the girls recently
He’s definitely not a hen just not acting like a normal rooster
He was hatched 18/05/2022 and I purchased him August 12th this year so would have definitely laid an egg by now. He walks like a rooster/cockerel and crows at first it was frequently but as the nights are drawing in (we are in the Uk) it is now only mornings. He is bright enough in the morning when he sees me but during the day he seems to become withdrawn. I thought at first he maybe cold even though we are not really stopping below 9 of a night at present but I have set up a heat lamp for him through the night in his own little cage so he can still see the girls and he seems to prefer snuggling up himself under the lamp.What makes you say it so definitively? The only other thing that could be going on is him not feeling all too upbeat right now, as EuroChick said. It's definitely not him molting, and it's VERY unlikely that a serama over the age of one hasn't sexually matured
I am not sure they would prescribe that here in the uk?He could have been close to a flock mate back where he was. It can be up to 8 weeks before a chicken or roo adjusts. If it gets serious as it can do in some cases valium can be prescribed and he will come out of his depression.
Thank youWhere is the hug icon on this? Sending you a friendly hug, ok......... If depressed, the trick is to get him feeling good about himself in a new environment, so that means special tender care, some special treats, toys if he likes to peck at things and play with them. We had a long time back a RIR who hated just hated being relocated. Nothing seemed to work, but we had a mirror and a ball thing for him, and special treats ( I forget just what but I recall he loved organic yogurt big time!) He seemed to pick up a lot just from the basic stuff we did.
At this point anything you do is good doing, and be experimental. It's like forming a bridge with a special case patient in human care. Trust yourself and try some things, see if you can break him out of where he is at. Getting hen pecked can shake up a whole flock and the dynamic can get way out of balance. He needs to man up ! And play with his toys a while maybe
No food is fresh they only get the best which is garvo herePotentially quite hen with a reproductive issue, but I might be pushing it. Could he be ill? How does his/her stool look? Is the feed moldy?