rooster behavior

  1. M

    Released a Roo in a coop with broody hen

    Hey guys! So I have a rooster I have been trying to integrate into a flock. He is on his first day and doing well. However I realized during this process, he’s been released into a coop with a broody hen that he has never seen and she has never seen him. Is this going to be an issue? Will he...
  2. A

    Question regarding young roosters!

    Sorry this is a little long! We have two 7 month old roosters, Nicodemus (or Nico), a Buff Orpington and Graybeard, a Green Queen. They grew up together in the same clutch. They had another brother in their clutch who was a crossbeak, and we found a good home for him. We would like to keep...
    • Apags18
    • Thread
    • introducing a rooster rooster rooster behavior rooster behavior flock separation
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. blackmulberry

    Rooster noises: is my roo feeling comfortable or sad? + Strange behaviors

    Hello, Everybody! I came here few times since I'm a first-time chicken mom. I have 4 chickens. Three of them (2 males 1 female) are 6 months old and the other one I'm not sure but I think she's less than 1 year old (got her recently). I was very worried about re-homing my boss rooster (Auri)...
  4. R

    Rooster behavior

    We have a new flock with 1 rooster. He has always been the most timid check, afraid of everthing. Now that he is older, 18 weeks he is aggressive towards the hens. Bites them, runs after them to bite.is this normal behavior? He’s still young, as we don’t see the protective behavior yet.
  5. Koko Acres

    Strange Rooster Behavior

    I have a Rooster that I removed from the chicken run and coop. I had too many Roos for my hens and this one was a mixed breed who I named “Ugly” because he just isn’t that pretty. Well, he is now my favorite. I have some 8 week old youngsters (36 in fact) that I began free ranging and he is...
  6. TrailsideFarmRI

    Rooster lost his crow after hawk attack

    About 10 Days ago we had some hawk attacks resulting in the loss of two hens over a 3 day period, as well as a couple near misses. We secured the space and all seems to have retuned to normal except that my poor, sweet 10 month old rooster hasn't crowed since. Is he in morning? Is there anything...
  7. ElfenLied89

    I thought roosters fought each other?

    Okay. A few days ago, we bought a huge black Americauna rooster who is about 7 months old. My neighbor has a free range Derbyshire Redcap rooster who is about a year old. They got him like a week before we got our new rooster. Previously, all the chicks we had before died thanks to a homeowner...
  8. TheFugitivePen

    What are signs of a good rooster?

    Hello there! Despite ordering all pullets, our hatchery order sent us an Easter Egger cockerel as an extra surprise. I've never had a rooster before, so I've been researching rooster behavior and care. Wizard is now 4 months old, and he has started trying to mount our hens and pullets (7...
  9. LoveOfFeathers

    Guinea Imprinted on Rooster

    I have a rooster, Casanova that was raised with guinea keets and other chicks by a hen. He knows he is a chicken. The Guinea is madly in love with him, guards his pen and keeps an eye on all of my birds but prefers to gawk at Casey and hangs out around his pen all day. The bond this Guinea has...
    • LoveOfFeathers
    • Thread
    • for real guinea guinea behavior rooster behavior weird behavior
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  10. The Welch Chickens

    Any tips on raising a friendly rooster?

    Does anyone have experience with training a cockerel to be friendly towards humans? Ours is almost 9 weeks old and hasn't started crowing yet. He is not super friendly (he keeps a respectful distance) but he's fine with being picked up. Is this how he'll be for life, or could he become mean...
  11. M

    Young rooster and cockerel had a fight. Advice?

    We finally were able to introduce our two groups of young birds this Easter weekend. But we had a fight! What should we do? We live in Canada and it’s been too cold to build anything outside so we have two brooders separated by glass with chicks quickly outgrowing their space. We’re working on a...
  12. Pandang81

    Light Brahma rooster and kids…

    Hi all, Does anyone have experience with Light Brahma roosters and kids that they can share? I’d like to know how well they can get along with kids if they are raised with them. I have heard Brahma roosters tend to be gentle and people friendly but I‘m wondering how often they are well behaved...
  13. S

    My Rooster is Driving me Bonkers

    If I had the stomach to kill this roo, or were able to find a taker he’d already be gone… but the only person who wanted him was somebody I strongly suspected wanted him for cock fights and so he is still with me… Anyway, he now has figured out what makes his job as flock protector easiest: just...
  14. Diveks

    Anyone had hens that act like roos?

    So right now i have an older polish hen around 5 years old in with a bunch of younger pullets and cocks (the excess cocks already have new homes just waiting for their families to be ready to pick them up). Well this hen was suprisingly pretty welcoming when I introduced the others. As head hen...
  15. missmaqs

    Silkie rooster won't crow? Will he stay silent?

    My silkie rooster, Monte Muffiano, is 6+ months old and in a flock of four hens and no other roosters. He crowed one singular time a few months ago and that's it. 100% silent. All his siblings and his dad started crowing loudly at two months old. Is it possible that he'll be silent? He used to...
  16. J

    Introduce new chick/ens to flock issues, and roo trying to breed underage new hen

    Hi so I'm having issues with introducing my 2 new chicks to the flock. For reference my original flock is made of all silkies and has my roo and hen and then they have 5, 14 week old chicks. So since their chicks are 14 weeks already and I can already see some of them are roos I decided that it...
    • Jaymez
    • Thread
    • 5 months advice appreciated help mating new additions to flock problems rooster rooster behavior silkes silkie
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  17. sammirae09

    Rooster is biting hens wings

    My rooster is a little over 4 months old and is starting to bite my hens esp on the top of their wings. They’re all the same age. is this normal for his age or is he just being a butthead and being mean? Not sure if I should separate him for awhile or what. I love him and have had him since...
  18. 23kthistlethwaite

    Buff Orp Rooster Temperament

    Hi all, I have a young buff orp cockerel and am thinking about keeping him since we don’t have any other roosters. I know that buff orps are usually described as very sweet chickens and was wondering if that held true for the roosters? I know that every rooster is different, but just wanted to...
  19. Weetamoo93

    I may have finally "broke" my crazy cock

    I know there are a lot of threads for aggressive roosters/cocks, so here's my experience thus far with my own and how it seems that I've "fixed" his attitude. Last April I got my starter flock as day old chicks consisting of six females and one male. My endeavor is that these are the start of a...
  20. BzKneez

    Coop Dynamics question

    I need some advice about what to do about a new rooster attacking an older hen. Here's the coop scoop :) I had two Auracana hens that are about 4. I purchased six chicks in February. Two of each: Easter Eggers, Buff Orppingtons and Silkie Bantams. All guaranteed to be hens except for silkies...
    • BzKneez
    • Thread
    • flock additions flock behavior flock integration rooster attack rooster behavior rooster behavior flock separation rooster silkie
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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