Broody roosters in bachelor flock

[northerngracema]

We have a small bachelor flock (4 boys) and recently two of them have been acting broody. I've even caught the alpha guarding one of them while he nests and makes broody hen noises. There are a couple other threads on here discussing broody roosters, but I thought folks might enjoy the video. It's uncanny, really, he sounds just like a broody hen.

Broody Roo video

 

[chickenlittle21]

I think roosters do that to show hens where to lay. One time my Easter egger roo yelled at me because he wanted a hen to lay behind the feed can but there wasn't enough room.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

What breeds are they? They might want to be dads?

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Add on: he looks very broody, is there anything under him?

 

[Lovem all]

I had no Idea roos did that, cool

 

[Weeg]

Wow! Maybe you should put some fertil eggs under him and see if he hatches anything! That would be so cool! I am totally following this thread if you try to hatch with him!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I second the hatching and am following the thread!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I second the hatching and am following the thread!

I third it! Following!

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Wow! Maybe you should put some fertil eggs under him and see if he hatches anything! That would be so cool! I am totally following this thread if you try to hatch with him!

Same here, or you could do the whole ceramic egg swicharoo, literly this time switch them for little sex-link roosters or something so you don't have any issues with pullets.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Very curious about this!