Darn Rooster.. Stupid Me

[triplepurpose]

That is weird. My rooster was very protective of the chicks. Kept the mean older hens away from them. Since it was in your hen did he know it was a chick? I mean, they are omnivores and do eat things like mice and frogs.

My cock looks after the chicks in the flock too and breaks up bullying. It's normal for them to do so, but it depends how your flock is managed, as to whether the cocks acknowledge the chicks as "part of their flock" or not, since chicken socialization is a complicated thing--or, you could just have a dumb roo too. Most recent breeding efforts have not devoted much care to selecting for appropriate natural behaviors like that (such as appropriate mating behaviors, foraging ability, socialization skills, setting and mothering skill, predator awareness)--the instinctual intelligence of our poultry stocks is getting waterered down or eliminated completely in some cases... It's important to keep breeding back in these things.

For that reason ALONE I will be keeping this cock in my breeding program as long as possible (never mind that he is a mutt that doesn't meet any breed standards)!

Sorry about your incident! I hope the little cruiser recovers well!

 

[KoopDeVille]

That is weird. My rooster was very protective of the chicks. Kept the mean older hens away from them. Since it was in your hen did he know it was a chick? I mean, they are omnivores and do eat things like mice and frogs.

Iam pretty sure he knew what it was... I didnt put it in his face like lettuce to eat.

what kinda of rooster was he? didn't know fwb had a roo rescue either, right now i sure could use a nasty roo for protection

He was the Silver laced wyandotte. Lady at the feed store told us about the rescue.

My cock looks after the chicks in the flock too and breaks up bullying. It's normal for them to do so, but it depends how your flock is managed, as to whether the cocks acknowledge the chicks as "part of their flock" or not, since chicken socialization is a complicated thing--or, you could just have a dumb roo too. Most recent breeding efforts have not devoted much care to selecting for appropriate natural behaviors like that (such as appropriate mating behaviors, foraging ability, socialization skills, setting and mothering skill, predator awareness)--the instinctual intelligence of our poultry stocks is getting waterered down or eliminated completely in some cases... It's important to keep breeding back in these things.

For that reason ALONE I will be keeping this cock in my breeding program as long as possible (never mind that he is a mutt that doesn't meet any breed standards)!

Sorry about your incident! I hope the little cruiser recovers well!

Thanks! She seems to be getting better and better every day. She's our "resident evil" chic

Pic of the rooster... was friendly.. sit/jump on your leg, let you pet him.

 

[sharron]

wow, thats a nice looking roo, i'm just getting started in the wyandottes, blue laced red's, or at least trying too.
was just down in may, fwb sure has grown up, for that matter, so has navarre, not the same place it was when we used to speck fish there years ago

 

[KoopDeVille]

wow, thats a nice looking roo, i'm just getting started in the wyandottes, blue laced red's, or at least trying too.
was just down in may, fwb sure has grown up, for that matter, so has navarre, not the same place it was when we used to speck fish there years ago

Wyandottes are awesome! should have gotten two of the blues, this gold bird is as whacky as the leghorns. Gonna be a better flyer too...
Hens dont range like they did with the roosters around... Think we messed up keeping them so long.. Dont miss the 3:50am wake up calls.

The place has grown pretty good in the last 10 years, they just need to learn how to build some roads to keep up.

 

[sharron]

things have changed a whole lot there, wouldn't want to live there anymore, would rather head inland towards crestview or even chipley , even milton has grown. may not get the wyandottes, may just stick with lemon cuckoo orpingtons and the coronation sussexs, beauty and gentle all in one