Baby Roo Attemping To Mate With Sister! Please Help.

[DogAndCat36]

One of my little two month old roos grabbed the neck of his sister and jumped on her back. The girl managed to shake him of but still, what? Is this natural chicken behaviour?! None of my roos mounted the hens when they were only two months old. It took them to the age of 8 month old to act like this. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[LaFleche]

The youngest cockerel crowing and starting to mount his mother hen was a five weeks old BCM Marans.

 

[DogAndCat36]

The youngest cockerel crowing and starting to mount his mother hen was a five weeks old BCM Marans.

Why?

 

[LaFleche]

He hatched from imported original French eggs, so maybe...

 

[DogAndCat36]

He hatched from imported original French eggs, so maybe...

So many concerns...

 

[alicia-TX]

Is this where we insert our jokes about the chickens being from TX, AK, etc?

(from Texas myself )

 

[DogAndCat36]

Is this where we insert our jokes about the chickens being from TX, AK, etc?

(from Texas myself )

Don't forget Alabama or the town Danforth.

 

[Sahraschweiss]

I'm a first time chicken person and have a 9week old buff cockerel. At 4 1/2 weeks he started crowing at 6 he tried to mount one of his more passive flock mates. The bossy girl of bunch rushed in and knocked him off. She flew in feet first and hackles raised. The cockerel ran to his hiding place. I haven't caught him being frisky since. Also, after getting knocked into place he started taking care of his girls. Making sure everyone leaves the coop and everyone goes to bed. He herds the girls out of my way when I'm carrying waterers in the coop.

Yours might just be an earlier bloomer that's trying to get a handle on his hormones... eventually he will learn manners or will need other accommodations.

 

[DogAndCat36]

I'm a first time chicken person and have a 9week old buff cockerel. At 4 1/2 weeks he started crowing at 6 he tried to mount one of his more passive flock mates. The bossy girl of bunch rushed in and knocked him off. She flew in feet first and hackles raised. The cockerel ran to his hiding place. I haven't caught him being frisky since. Also, after getting knocked into place he started taking care of his girls. Making sure everyone leaves the coop and everyone goes to bed. He herds the girls out of my way when I'm carrying waterers in the coop.

Yours might just be an earlier bloomer that's trying to get a handle on his hormones... eventually he will learn manners or will need other accommodations.

Ok, thanks so much.

 

[sourland]

Why?

Some boys just start sooner than others - true of all species.