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    Cockerel sitting on knees. Is this normal?

    It is odd! He is absolutely not injured. Acts completely normal 99% of the time. Normal poop ect. As I posted in another thread he, his sister and another older cockerel are having a hard time being excepted into flock. But other wise normal.
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    Cockerel sitting on knees. Is this normal?

    Hey everyone, my Easter Egger cockerel is acting perfectly healthy but occasionally I see him sitting in a goofy way like this. Is it just a strange behavior or indicative of something else? Today he did it after my dog jumped up in front of him. Is it a fear response?
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    Do you have any tips for isolating him? Should I keep him in a dog crate far away from the flock? If this stresses him out will he settle down after a while? Yes! It's the hen who is lowest on the pecking order. I'm sure she does not want to go any lower. Also through out this her laying has...
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    By the way I thought I should mention. I got the main cockerel because we want a good rooster. He has big shoes to fill, our last one was a gentle protector who kept the flock in balance and was a stunning bird to look at. This is another reason why this a frustrating problem.
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    Thanks for the thoughtful reply @Ridgerunner The older cockerel does get along with the youngin's. They came from the same place and have been penned together from day one. The attacking happens anywhere they are within 10 feet of each other, happens both in the run and in the free range...
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    I will try that, we used to free range them un fenced but they kept expanding their range and we eventually had to put up the fence. Now its hard to keep them mentally stimulated.
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    Also I do have have multiple feeding stations and multiple roost bars
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    The Run is 6x18 and the roof is 8 feet tall, and the coop is 6x4. It’s a direct copy of the Carolina Coops design. Also they spend the day with access to a fenced in area that is 25x25 that is attached to the run. I have kept up to 10 birds in this space before that seemed content. how much...
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    New EEs (including Roo) just won’t integrate with flock

    Hey everyone about 2-3 months ago I got 3 Easter Eggers, one is a pullet and the other two are cockerels. I got the cockerel at 9 weeks and the other two at 6 weeks. I didn’t plan on having a second cockerel but we miss ID’d him. I have been trying to integrate them with my 3 Golden comment...
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    EE Pullet or a Cockrell 5 weeks

    Thought so! Thanks!
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    EE Pullet or a Cockrell 5 weeks

    We just picked up this Easter Egger and I’m voting Cockrell by the comb and stance. What do you all think?
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    Expanding the flock questions

    First a little back ground. Our Rhode Island Red rooster whom we liked very much because he was friendly to humans and a good flock leader has unfortunately died from a fungal infection. We now are left with 3 golden comet hens We would like to rebuild the flock. One Roo to 3 hens was hard on...
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    Sick rooster- breathing extremely labored

    Well he passed away today. It’s a real bummer! He was a great looking rhode island red, gentle to humans, and was a good protector/ alpha for the flock. It won’t be the same waking up without my daily rooster wake up call.
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    Sick rooster- breathing extremely labored

    Thank you for the thorough write up, we had a farm vet come out and treat him with additional antibiotic, and a steroid. The antibiotic treatments will continue every couple of days. unfortunately he is not improving as of now. We will not ad any birds and will contain the flock. If this...
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    Sick rooster- breathing extremely labored

    Hey everyone he’s getting worse, I gave him two inter-muscular injections of oxytetracycline over a 3 day period (1/2 CC). We also gave him a de wormer for good measure. Today he was unable to crow and breathing very labored. He had no discharge from eyes or nose, still pecks around and jumps...
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    Sick rooster- breathing extremely labored

    Hey everyone, today he is seeming to be getting worse. is there anything I can do? VetRx hasnt done anything for him and I've started erythromycin out of desperation. Would is be detrimental to also try a dewormer along with this? he is about 8 months old and a maybe 6 lbs
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    Sick rooster- breathing extremely labored

    Hello everyone I have a Rhode Island Red rooster who seems to have a respiratory infection. He makes high pitched sneezes and you can hear his gurgl wheeze from 6 feet away and his crow sounds weak and very scratchy. He is acting very normal otherwise, he free ranges with the hens and has been...
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