Poodlemum
Crowing
Our bestest boy ever has been with us for over two years now. Rocky is a massive black mystery roo that moved in after his flock was killed and has been the perfect roo. Gentle to the ladies, has never shown an ounce of aggression, cohabitates with other roos, keeps the evil bastardised roos from attacking us… He belonged to our neighbours and came with horrific scaly leg mites, his “feed” (they only give scratch), and they guess he’s about 5 years old. When he first moved in, the coop door blew shut and he tried to fly the fence back to his old home, but got his legs caught between the slats and hung by one leg for who knows how long. He couldn’t walk and they put him on coop rest before he flew out two weeks later, back to our ladies. So he’s had a rough life! He’s been fine until this week when I noticed he was limping a bit, then staying in the coop (rainy weather) all day. Yesterday and today, he’s hidden in the playhouse and under a large bush, but made it back to the coop at night. No signs of fowl pox, pecking, respiratory issues, or darkening comb. I checked his feet for bumbles (clear) and the whole flock had it's fall lice treatment of ivermectin pour on.
What is the general life expectancy for roosters? Is he just getting old?
Pic from his glory days
What is the general life expectancy for roosters? Is he just getting old?
Pic from his glory days