Companihens chickens

[Shadrach]

Quite unsure why

You're stealing his potential offspring.
Some roosters are more sensitive to this than others. Short term answer is don't take any eggs while he's around.

Taken from this article.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/understanding-your-rooster.75056/

Taking his hens eggs. Roosters and some mature cockerels know about eggs and nests. I had one rooster in particular who got very upset if he caught me taking eggs from one of his hen's nests. I’ve had others who are completely fascinated by piles of eggs. They strut and cluck around the nest and even sit on the eggs for short periods of time. Both hens and roosters will defend a nest containing eggs.

 

[Companihen]

You're stealing his potential offspring.
Some roosters are more sensitive to this than others. Short term answer is don't take any eggs while he's around.

Taken from this article.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/understanding-your-rooster.75056/

Taking his hens eggs. Roosters and some mature cockerels know about eggs and nests. I had one rooster in particular who got very upset if he caught me taking eggs from one of his hen's nests. I’ve had others who are completely fascinated by piles of eggs. They strut and cluck around the nest and even sit on the eggs for short periods of time. Both hens and roosters will defend a nest containing eggs.

Thank you.... I'll read the article again.
Cleopatra his favorite hen is broody. Probably explains his possessiveness around the eggs atm as he hasn't had a problem with me collecting previously. Or maybe I just wasn't aware he was cross bur ue hasn't gone for me like he did that day. I'll be more careful not to offend him each day. He hasn't attacked me since but he doesn't seem so relaxed around me anymore

 

[Companihen]

Greedy is ailing. She hasn't laid this year. And her comb has gone floppy although still a good colour. Over the last week or so she has been slower and hasn't seemed quite herself. This morning her backside was covered in yucky poop. She ate corn I chucked in the run and was still moving around but she seems not right. Possibly the same as the copper maran we lost last year, they're oldish now and I wonder if they have some egg laying related illness. For now I'm just observing how it takes her.