Blue bantam cochin rooster sitting on 5 chicks????

[sjcshawna]

I just got a beautiful blue bantam cochin Rooster, he crows so i know for sure he is a roo. He was being outcast by the flock so i brought him inside for a little TLC. He looked lonely so i put some older chicks i had in the cage with him to keep him company. Then i got to noticing......he would sit at night like a mother hen and let the babies nestle under him as they slept. I have never seen a rooster do this before. I'm absolutely baffled. Anyone know why he is doing this? Do you think it may be from loneliness?

 

[Smittymcmurray]

This whole site is hard!! Is it just me?

 

[sjcshawna]

what r u having trouble with maybe i can help im still learning just started yesterday

 

[Vamvakas]

Maybe he wished he was a girl?

 

[sjcshawna]

LOL.....yeah maybe he just wished he was a mommy!!!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Many roosters will allow young chicks to snuggle under them at night when they do not have a mama. And if they do, they still may snuggle under both papa and mama.

 

[sjcshawna]

wow isn't that neat, i didn't know that. I've never had one do this before, but most of the chickens that i have raised up till now have been bigger breeds. Maybe it has something to do with the sweet nature of the smaller chickens?