Understanding Your Rooster.

Excellent observations!

What a great read!

Just what this new cockerel mom needed. Very useful information. Have had to pin him a few times now, and he loves the grooming. Even washed some sticky wattles today after having his melon treat.

Very interesting and enjoyable reading. Recommend it.

Thank you for writing this! —
This is the exact article that I needed to read. I have it bookmarked and refer to it often…


I think Cockerels/Roos are just so fascinating! I’m new to chicken-keeping and have a lot to learn. I deeply appreciate you sharing the years of experience you’ve been able to gather in such a well-written way that is clearly organized and easy for a new chicken owner like me to follow along and understand.

I very much doubt I will ever be in the position too have a rooster but found this article absolutely fascinating.

Thanks you for sharing your amazing insight

Thank you so much for sharing your insight and experiences with your flock! It was very illuminating on some of my rooster’s behavior, and I enjoyed reading it so very much.

Very insightful. I am a new chicken keeper and thirst for knowledge in how to keep my flock healthy and happy. I appreciate what I have learned here and definitely gained a better understanding of my cockerels and the behaviors they exhibit. I believe I will be referring back to this article many times as they grow and show new behaviors.

What a wonderful article, very descriptive and informative! I much appreciate the insights and feel much happier supporting the young rooster I am looking after while he develops into a kind, and caring dude!
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This was better than a novel !!! Thank you.

Very informational! Thank you!

Thank you! I have a couple of older boys, we aren’t friends yet. Very interested in learning to groom my chickens. I’ve been mainly hands off with them from the beginning. Other than sitting in with them quietly observing. What a lot of in-depth information!

An enjoyable and interesting read about rooster behaviour and how chickens maintain social groups.

Great article. I keep them differently so I don't always see the same behaviors or come to the same conclusions but that is to be expected. How we manage them or, better yet, allow them to manage themselves has an effect on how they behave. I agree, roosters are not evil. The interaction within a flock is pretty complicated and pretty logical as you have shown.

Thanks for sharing all your insight on rooster and flock behavior! This is very helpful in knowing how to integrate a cockerel into my flock. I have tried a few times and failed, but will approach it differently this time. I have some chicks in the brooder and I'm sure at least one is a cockerel, maybe two. It would be so nice to have a reliable rooster one of these days.

very informative!

Wow! Very comprehensive! Definately had my question answered. Thank you for your time to write this!