melindalee73
In the Brooder
- Jan 29, 2016
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Has anyone ever seen this? My boy is about a year old. He is a bantam Cochin. Sweet little guy who, sadly has never (that I'm aware of) been successful in mating with my 10 full sized hens. About 2.5 weeks ago he began sitting in the coop on the nest all day. I immediately separated him from the flock and kept him in the house for 2 days. I thought he must be sick... He seemed totally fine. Skin looks good. Crop is fine. Vent looks good. Eating, drinking and pooping fine... So I put him back outside. He went straight back to the nest. I kept him locked up for 3 more days. Let him back out and straight back to the nest. He is staying on the nest ALL day just like a broody hen. He pushes the eggs up under himself and fluffs his feathers around them. I've even seen some of his chest feathers lining the nest. Any ideas of what is going on here? (and yes, he is definitely a rooster...)