One of my barred rocks went broody and was hatching the eggs from all 6 of my hens. As the days went on, I started getting less and less eggs. By the time 14 days had passed, I had gone from getting 4-5 eggs a day to 1 egg every 3-4 days. Now the eggs have hatched (3 days ago) and still no eggs...
It's definitely a lack of control in his legs. My ladies are in a chicken coop usually, there are too many skunks, coyotes and other predators around my area to let them run free. I live on a 17th of an acre with neighbors all around. I have decided to turn him over to animal control because...
I just came home from visiting some family and found a rooster by my chicken coop. When I started to walk up to him he "wobbled" away as quickly as he could. Where I live it has stormed badly for the last two days and he was soaked through. He seems like a healthy weight at about 7 - 8 pounds...