So sorry to hear about your loss, "Upset"! Maybe you can set up an electric fence? One of my own barn cats (a petite little female) got into our electrified run and killed one of most special game hens. Instead of killing the cat, I looked at how to prevent it from happening again. We had a tree...
Thanks SIMZ,
He might've been doing this from chickhood. I didn't realize he was male until about a month ago when he got much bigger than everybody else and the kids seem to think he's been doing this all along. Did your roo grow out of it or live okay even sitting a lot? He seems so healthy...
this is a pretty old thread, but I have the exact same thing going on with my roo and while I just posted my own thread, I thought I'd see if you are still around Pat, and how things turned out?
I have a 3 month old Barred Rock cockerel who sits down a lot more than the pullets. He doesn't limp or have any visible problems, just sits down every few minutes to seemingly rest. I am wondering if this is normal for roos as he is my first one. We thought maybe he is more tired because he is...