I have 8 new Red sex-links that are about 6 weeks old. I put them outside in their pen last Friday. I put them in the coop first so they could see their new home. When it turns dark they are not going into the coop. They are piling up at the front of it outside but will not go inside. I've...
OK, I know this is going to sound like the beginning line of a joke but has anyone ever trained a rooster to crow on command? I am toying with the idea of getting a gamecock for a local college as a mascot. I would like to get one and hand raise it as a pet and try to train it to crow on...
Does anyone know why roosters start making a high-pitched clucking noise when you throw food out for them? Every rooster I've had starts this high pitched clucking noise when I throw feed or treats out. I don't know if they are clucking to the hens or what.
Any theories?