broody rooster

Greetings! As the title says, I have a rooster sitting on an egg! He's a bantam Cochin, and today I found him in a nesting box sitting on an egg and making 'come hither' sounds. Is he just trying to lure one of the hens to come sit? I know Cochin are renown for being broody at the drop of a...

I have a bonded pair of King Quail (everyone calls them buttons here ?)living alone in their own private enclosure and the hen has started laying eggs (they are new to my aviary).. I made the mistake of taking the first one and the pair seemed devastated and destroyed the nest as they built...

I have a silkie roo (11 months old) living with 6 hens (silkie and Serama) and one Serama roo. (I DNA tested them when they were younger so I know he’s a roo.) He has never crowed, he spends hours every day sitting on the eggs, and I saw him squatting and being mounted by the Serama roo today...

I’m positive he’s a maran easter egger he loves to sit in my lap and he is very docile and friendly and sweet he’s a little bit shy sometimes he’s very pretty and colorful. I recently read more about the maran side and noticed that their very rare and that he fits the description of the French...

I have this rooster who is 5 months old he loves my 3 week old baby chicks and he follows then around making sure they don't get hurt. One day one of them went missing and we searched everywhere. The next day my rooster found it stuck in-between two rocks that I checked more than once. He pulled...

I have this rooster who is 5 months old he loves my 3 week old baby chicks and he follows then around making sure they don't get hurt. One day one of them went missing and we searched everywhere. The next day my rooster found it stuck in-between two rocks that I checked more than once. He pulled...