It was pretty sad putting everyone to bed tonight. :( I had to go out and lead them through their routine of goingup on the roost for a while then into the coop for the night. Ginger kept peeking her head out the door looking for him. Never thought I'd want to cry over a hen and rooster!
Sorry, totally forgot to mention we have two younger chicks who she gets along fine with and her own mother. But she LOVED that rooster! My Mom and I agreed if she wasn't doing well, we'd move he up by him. :(
A few weeks ago we purchased two pullets from a farm. They were BEST FRIENDS! always together, eat, sleep, scratching.......then turns out one is a rooster. We can't keep him in our neighborhood so my Mom is taking him. Our little hen doesn't function without him. if they are separated she...